Which of the following scenarios, or examples, illustrates linguistic relativity?

A) A student received a perfect score on his speech because he used concrete terms to explain success.
B) Two pen pals, one from the United States and one from Australia, had trouble agreeing on what it
meant to be successful.
C) Valerie carefully defined each term for her audience before speaking.
D) Sam's meaning for the term "success" is based on a role model.
E) Angela and Evan were able to agree that success depends on what goals one is trying to accomplish.


B

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a) avoiding involvement b) tangential remark c) disqualification d) imperviousness

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

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