"The sounds coming from a bird leads a speaker of English to think that the bird is singing, while it leads a speaker of Korean to think that the bird is weeping." This difference supports the
A)reentry shock concept.
B)linguistic relativity hypothesis.
C)idea of institutional completeness.
D)existence of counter cultures.

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This difference supports the linguistic relativity hypothesis, which suggests that the structure of a language affects its speakers' worldview or cognition. In this case, the language influences how speakers perceive the sounds made by a bird.

"The Sounds Coming from a Bird Leads a Speaker of English