Suppose That Bettina Speaks a Language That Has a Word

question 2

Multiple Choice

Suppose that Bettina speaks a language that has a word for a very complex social situation,such as a word for 'when someone forgets what they were going to say only to remember it later'.Farah,on the other hand,speaks a language that has no such word.Based on what you know about how language can shape thought,what do you expect would be different between Bettina and Farah?

• A) Nothing would be different between the two; they would both have the same understanding of that specific social situation.
• B) Bettina would develop an understanding for that specific social situation later than Farah.
• C) Bettinawould have a deeper understanding of that specific social situation than Farah.
• D) Farah would have a better idea of that specific social situation than Bettina.

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