alleryWhich claim defines the strong form?
ALanguage only labels existing ideas
BThought is independent of language
CTranslation is always exact
DLanguage determines thought
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Language determines thought
1. The strong form is the idea of linguistic determinism.
2. It says language determines thought and that linguistic categories limit cognitive categories.
3. Labels for existing ideas, independence of thought and exact translation are different or opposite views.
_Source: Wikipedia, Linguistic relativity, Lead section_
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