According to the hypothesis of linguistic relativity:
A) people talk more with close family members than with strangers.
B) there are no standards that can be used to evaluate the value of a language.
C) jargon promotes group solidarity.
D) the way we think is related to the specific language we speak.

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The hypothesis of linguistic relativity, also known as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, suggests that the structure of a language influences its speakers' world view or cognition. Thus, the way we think is indeed related to the specific language we speak.

According to the Hypothesis of Linguistic Relativity