What arguments are there against the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis? Why is this approach not accepted by every linguist today?
What will be an ideal response?
There are technical difficulties in testing the hypothesis, and also all ideas generated in any language are ultimately translatable to another even if it requires more words to do so.
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In Schoeningen, Germany, what particularly significant finding was made?
a. wooden spears b. scarce Lower Paleolithic hominin remains c. flint tools d. all of these
Human genetic variation generally is distributed across the globe in a continuous fashion
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Of the hominin sites listed below, which one has fossil material that is the earliest possible evidence for Homo erectus outside of Africa?
a. Dmanisi b. Ceprano c. Atapuerca (Sima del Elefante) d. Ubeidiya
Central governments rarely achieve complete military victories over separatist groups
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false