Sapir and Whorf believe that______________?

Sapir and Whorf believe that______________?

A. the structure of a language shapes a people view of the world
B. language has no part in mental attitudes
C. languages are limited to the number of words for any given object
D. preverbal communication is more important than verbal

Some American Indians cannot express the idea of time in their tribal languages This fact shows that_____________ ??

Some American Indians cannot express the idea of time in their tribal languages This fact shows that_____________ ??

A. their culture is still at a primitive stage
B. they have not yet reached the industrial stage of evolution when time is money
C. like all lower-class persons they focus on the present
D. time is not an important value in their culture