What Does the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis Argue

question 46

Multiple Choice

What does the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis argue?

• A)The degree of cultural complexity is related to the effectiveness of languages as systems of communication.
• B)The languages people speak influence the way they think.
• C)The Hopi do not use three verb tenses; thus, they have no concept of time.
• D)Culture determines what language is able to describe.
• E)All humans are endowed with the ability to use language.

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