The strong and weak forms of the Whorfian hypothesis state that ____
a. ?different cultures share the same basic language structure
b. language either determines or influences thoughts and perceptions?
c. every child learns language at a pace that is unique to that child?
d. language ability is based on a biological language acquisition device?
ANSWER:
b
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