Which Research Model Argues That Language Is Not a Transparent

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which research model argues that language is not a transparent medium that simply describes the world but one that actually creates the world as we know it?

• A) Pragmatism
• B) Media ecology
• C) Postpositivism
• D) Social constructionism

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