Which of the following versions of the linguistic-relativity hypothesis is most acceptable to sociologists?
a. Culture and language have a mutual influence on one another—one does not determine the other.
b. Language determines the possibilities for a culture's norms, beliefs and values.
c. The potential to develop language is instinctual in human beings.
d. Without language, thought is not possible.
A
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