One Aspect of Language That Appears to Contradict the Sapir-Whorf

question 78

Multiple Choice

One aspect of language that appears to contradict the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is that human languages are similar in that:

• A)They are all created by humans.
• B)There are only so many ways that humans can interpret the world around them.
• C)Anything that can be said in one language can be translated into every other human language.
• D)They are only so many words that can be invented in a language.
• E)Every language uses the same set of sounds.

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