The Idea That Each Language Filters Certain Perceptions and Determines

question 47

Multiple Choice

The idea that each language filters certain perceptions and determines how we perceive reality is called __________.

• A) Chomsky's relative grammar
• B) the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
• C) the linguistic filter theory
• D) weak linguistic determinism

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