Practice question · Select all that apply
Which findings support the weak version of linguistic relativity?
Hints
- The weak version predicts modest, measurable effects.
- Any claim of outright inability overshoots it.
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- A. Speakers of absolute-direction languages maintain compass-like orientation
- B. Color memory differs slightly at category boundaries between languages
- D. Grammatical gender nudges the adjectives speakers pick for objects
Why
Boundary effects, dead-reckoning Kuuk Thaayorre speakers, and gender-tinted descriptions: real, replicated, modest. The "unable to learn" claim is strong determinism, the version translation refutes daily.
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