A famous lecturer argues that because the Hopi Indians have only two nouns for things that fly, one for birds and another for non-birds, the Hopi MUST interpret all flying things in terms of these two nouns. This argument is based on ________.
A)the linguistic relativity hypothesis
B)bottom-up processing
C)top-down processing
D)deep structure elaboration

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The lecturer's argument is based on the linguistic relativity hypothesis, which states that language shapes or determines thought. Therefore, the lecturer is implying that the structure of the Hopi language limits their ability to conceptualize and categorize flying things beyond the two nouns they have for birds and non-birds.

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