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Contrary to what Whorf’s linguistic relativity hypothesis originally predicted, what effect does recent research indicate language has on the way we think?
(A) Since we think in language, the language we understand limits what we have the ability to think about.
(B) Language is a tool of thought but does not limit our cognition.
(C) The labels we apply affect our thoughts.
(D) The words in each language affect our ability to think because we are restricted to the words each language uses.
(E) The linguistic relativity hypothesis predicts that how quickly we acquire language correlates with our cognitive ability.
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(C) The labels we apply affect our thoughts.
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Explanation
Research demonstrates that the labels we apply to objects, people, and concepts affects how we think and perceive them, but there is little evidence for other ways language influences thoughts. Whorf’s hypothesis states that language restricts thought, but our cognition is not strictly limited by our vocabulary (choices A and D). The linguistic relativity hypothesis has nothing to do with language acquisition.
Posted : 17/02/2024 8:18 pm