Suppose That Léa Speaks a Language That Has Only Two

question 58

Multiple Choice

Suppose that Léa speaks a language that has only two words for weight (heavy and light) ,while Shira speaks a language that has a dozen different words for different weights.According to the linguistic relativity hypothesis,what would you expect about each person's ability to discriminate different weights?

• A) Léa would be better at discriminating different weights.
• B) Shira would be better at discriminating different weights.
• C) there would be no difference in how the two people discriminate different weights.
• D) Léa would be better at discriminating subtle differences in weight and Shira would be better at discriminating significant differences in weight.

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