What is the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis?

A. Language shapes our perception of the social world.
B. Culture is inescapable; everyone is influenced by culture.
C. Control over language can be used as a tool of oppression.
D. One’s first language will always be dominant.


Ans: A

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