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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Contrary to what Whorf’s linguistic relativity hypothesis originally predicted, what effect does recent research indicate language has on the way we think?
A
Since we think in language, the language we understand limits what we have the ability to think about.
B
Language is a tool of thought but does not limit our cognition
C
The labels we apply affect our thoughts.
D
The words in each language affect our ability to think because we are restricted to the words each language uses.
E
The linguistic relativity hypothesis predicts that how quickly we acquire language correlates with our cognitive ability.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Contrary to what Whorf’s linguistic relativity hypothesis originally predicted, what effect does recent research indicate language has on the way we think? The labels we apply affect our thoughts.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Sapir–Whorf hypothesis, also known as the linguistic relativity hypothesis, refers to the proposal that the particular language one speaks influences the way one thinks about reality.

Detailed explanation-3: -Influence. The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis posits that language either determines or influences one’s thought. In other words, people who speak different languages see the world differently, based on the language they use to describe it.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis states that the grammatical and more verbal structure of a person’s language influences how they perceive the world. It emphasizes that language either determines or influences one’s thoughts. For example, different words mean various things in other languages.

Detailed explanation-5: -This version is generally agreed to be false by modern linguists. Although common, the term “Sapir–Whorf hypothesis” is considered a misnomer by linguists for several reasons: Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf never co-authored any works, and never stated their ideas in terms of a hypothesis.

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