Your Text Describes Research on the Mayans, Whose Native Tongue

question 54

Multiple Choice

Your text describes research on the Mayans, whose native tongue, Tzeltal, has no language labels for "left of" or "right of." Did the results of the initial study seem to support the Whorfian hypothesis? Did the follow-up studies support the Whorfian hypothesis?

• A) The results of the initial study seemed to support the Whorfian hypothesis, but the follow-up studies did not support the Whorfian hypothesis.
• B) The results of the initial study seemed to support the Whorfian hypothesis. The follow-up studies also supported the Whorfian hypothesis.
• C) The results of the initial study did not seem to support the Whorfian hypothesis, nor did the follow-up studies.
• D) The results of the initial study did not seem to support the Whorfian hypothesis, but the follow-up studies supported the Whorfian hypothesis.

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