Current Research into Eskimo Words for Snow Suggests That

question 13

Multiple Choice

Current research into Eskimo words for snow suggests that:

• A) Eskimos have many more words for snow that English speakers
• B) the number of Eskimo words for snow may have been somewhat exaggerated, but it is still greater than the number of English words for snow
• C) it is not clear that Eskimos have more words for snow than English speakers
• D) English speakers have more words for snow than Eskimo speakers

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