Linguistic Determinism Holds That

question 20

Multiple Choice

Linguistic determinism holds that

• A) The grammars of people's native languages determine how they think about the world.
• B) How people speak, especially the correctness of grammatical use, determines their likelihood for success.
• C) Language is the basis for culture.
• D) The vocabulary of a language is a result of the environment in which the speakers of the language live.

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