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A Famous Comedian Refuses to Shake Hands with Talk Show

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A famous comedian refuses to shake hands with talk show hosts (or anyone else for that matter) because he fears getting a disease from them. He is displaying an obvious symptom of:


Definitions:

Language Acquisition

The process by which humans acquire the capacity to perceive, produce, and understand language, primarily occurring in early childhood.

Chomsky

A linguist and intellectual who revolutionized the understanding of language, highlighting its innate nature and the brain's role in language acquisition.

Linguistic Determinism Hypothesis

The theory suggesting that the language we speak determines or significantly shapes our thoughts and perceptions of the world.

Language Shapes Thinking

The hypothesis that the structure and vocabulary of one's language influence and determine how one thinks and perceives the world.

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