The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis States That

question 4

Multiple Choice

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis states that

• A) languages are universal.
• B) some languages, such as English, are superior to others.
• C) perception and language are unrelated.
• D) language has ways of looking at the world embedded within it.

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Definitions:

Modus Tollens

A logical argument principle that infers the negation of an antecedent from the negation of its consequent in a conditional statement.

Antecedent

An element in grammar that a pronoun or another word refers back to; in logic, the condition in a conditional statement that if true, leads to the consequent.

Standard Form

A structured format for presenting arguments or equations in a universally understood manner.

Proposition

A declarative sentence that can be either true or false but not both.