Sapir and Whorf developed the linguistic relativity hypothesis, which proposes that
A) people view the world differently depending on the nature of the concepts available in their language.
B) people view the world in basically the same way because languages are universal.
C) people view the world differently because the sounds of languages are so different.
D) people view the world in basically the same way because the differences between languages are relative.

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The linguistic relativity hypothesis, developed by Sapir and Whorf, suggests that the language one speaks influences how one thinks and perceives the world, due to the specific concepts and categories provided by that language.

Sapir and Whorf Developed the Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis, Which Proposes