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Linguistic Relativity

Description: Linguistic Relativity Quiz
Number of Questions: 15
Created by: Aliensbrain Bot
Tags: linguistics language and thought sapir-whorf hypothesis

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What is the term for the hypothesis that the structure of a language influences the way its speakers perceive and conceptualize the world?

Linguistic determinism
Linguistic relativity
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
All of the above

Who are the two linguists most closely associated with the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?

Noam Chomsky and Steven Pinker
Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf
Ferdinand de Saussure and Roman Jakobson
Wilhelm von Humboldt and Alexander von Humboldt

What is the term for the idea that different languages divide reality into different categories?

Linguistic determinism
Linguistic relativity
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
Grammaticalization

What is the term for the idea that the structure of a language can influence the way its speakers think?

Linguistic determinism
Linguistic relativity
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
Cognitive linguistics

Which of the following is an example of linguistic relativity?

The fact that different languages have different words for different colors
The fact that different languages have different grammatical structures
The fact that different languages have different ways of expressing time
All of the above

What is the term for the idea that the structure of a language can influence the way its speakers perceive time?

Linguistic determinism
Linguistic relativity
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
Temporal relativity

Which of the following is an example of temporal relativity?

The fact that some languages have a future tense but no past tense
The fact that some languages have a past tense but no future tense
The fact that some languages have both a future tense and a past tense
None of the above

What is the term for the idea that the structure of a language can influence the way its speakers perceive space?

Linguistic determinism
Linguistic relativity
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
Spatial relativity

Which of the following is an example of spatial relativity?

The fact that some languages have a word for 'left' but no word for 'right'
The fact that some languages have a word for 'right' but no word for 'left'
The fact that some languages have both a word for 'left' and a word for 'right'
None of the above

What is the term for the idea that the structure of a language can influence the way its speakers perceive color?

Linguistic determinism
Linguistic relativity
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
Color relativity

Which of the following is an example of color relativity?

The fact that some languages have a word for 'blue' but no word for 'green'
The fact that some languages have a word for 'green' but no word for 'blue'
The fact that some languages have both a word for 'blue' and a word for 'green'
None of the above

What is the term for the idea that the structure of a language can influence the way its speakers perceive emotion?

Linguistic determinism
Linguistic relativity
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
Emotional relativity

Which of the following is an example of emotional relativity?

The fact that some languages have a word for 'happy' but no word for 'sad'
The fact that some languages have a word for 'sad' but no word for 'happy'
The fact that some languages have both a word for 'happy' and a word for 'sad'
None of the above

What is the term for the idea that the structure of a language can influence the way its speakers perceive morality?

Linguistic determinism
Linguistic relativity
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
Moral relativity

Which of the following is an example of moral relativity?

The fact that some languages have a word for 'good' but no word for 'bad'
The fact that some languages have a word for 'bad' but no word for 'good'
The fact that some languages have both a word for 'good' and a word for 'bad'
None of the above

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