The position that language not only influences but determines what we are capable of thinking is known as the:

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The position that language not only influences but determines what we are capable of thinking is known as the linguistic relativity hypothesis. This is also sometimes referred to as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, named after linguists Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf who proposed the idea. Option B, C, and D are either incorrect or do not accurately describe the hypothesis.

The Position That Language Not Only Influences but Determines What