The claim that a person's language determines the person's thought is called __________

A) generative discourse
B) sociolinguistics
C) Sapir–Whorf hypothesis
D) cultural materialism


Answer: C

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A. modern H. sapiens B. H. erectus C. Australopithecus D. Neandertals

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a. True b. False

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Through their "rediscovery" ancient Greek and Roman thinkers, Renaissance scholars developed a strong sense of __________

a. time and cultural variation b. the fixity of species c. human's superiority in nature d. monogenism

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