Opponents of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis argue that _______
a. language simply reflects, rather than determines, culture
b. culture reflects language
c. culture determines language
d. language and culture are independent of each other
e. language and culture are one and the same, so there is no need to distinguish them
ANSWER:
a
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