The Extreme Position That Language Not Only Influences but Determines

question 167

Multiple Choice

The extreme position that language not only influences but determines what we are capable of thinking is known as the ________.

• A)linguistic relativity hypothesis
• B)triarchic theory of language
• C)comparative theory of language
• D)theory of linguistic determinism

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Definitions:

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