Based on What Linguistic Anthropologist David Harrison Found in Asia

question 47

Multiple Choice

Based on what linguistic anthropologist David Harrison found in Asia, which of the following statements best describes how language shapes the idea of time in Tuva?

• A) Tuvans are digital natives.
• B) Words for time were not part of the focal vocabulary in Tuva.
• C) Words for time and space are no longer known among people in Tuva.
• D) While the future is seen as behind them, the past is seen as in front.
• E) Like Americans, Tuvans see the future as in front of them and the past behind.

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