According to the theory of linguistic relativity developed by Sapir and Whorf,
A) the way members of a culture think is related to the grammatical structure of their language.
B) animals have language that is as sophisticated as human language, but we cannot understand it.
C) people respond to denotative rather than connotative meanings.
D) word meanings are not arbitrary.

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The theory of linguistic relativity, also known as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, suggests that the structure and vocabulary of a language influences the perception and cognition of its speakers. In other words, the way people think is related to the grammatical structure of their language. This is reflected in the famous quote by Benjamin Lee Whorf, "We dissect nature along lines laid down by our native languages." Therefore, option A is the correct answer.

According to the Theory of Linguistic Relativity Developed by Sapir