One aspect of language that appears to contradict the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is that human languages are similar in that:
a. They are all created by humans.
b. There are only so many ways that humans can interpret the world around them.
c. Anything that can be said in one language can be translated into every other human language.
d. They are only so many words that can be invented in a language.
e. Every language uses the same set of sounds.
C
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