What Prompted the Work That Led to the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis

question 3

Multiple Choice

What prompted the work that led to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?

• A) Durkheim assigned researchers a study of language and thought.
• B) They were searching for a way to reduce misunderstandings.
• C) Sapir was trying to explain why some languages are so dissimilar.
• D) Translators found that concepts are not exchangeable between languages.

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