With which of the following statements would Whorf and Sapir agree?

Language allows members of a society unlimited choices in expression.

Language influences how people understand their world.

Language has little impact on the way people describe events.

Language is a universal tool that varies little from group to group.

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Cordell Curtis

29 May, 11:22

With which of the following statements would Whorf and Sapir agree?

Language allows members of a society unlimited choices in expression.

Language influences how people understand their world.

Language has little impact on the way people describe events.

Language is a universal tool that varies little from group to group.

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Talan Crane · Answer 1

Sapir and Whorf would agree that language influences how people understand their world. This was the content of their famous hypothesis, and it is demonstrable in how people perceive time. Cultures with fewer words for time have a more fluid understanding of it, while those with a lot of words to define it are more punctual and find their lives revolving around the clock.