alleryIn 1820 Wilhelm von Humboldt proposed that language is what?
AA veil hiding eternal truths
BA label for existing ideas
CThe fabric of thought
DA tool used only by rulers
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. The fabric of thought
1. Humboldt tied the study of language to the national romanticist programme.
2. He proposed that language is the fabric of thought.
3. A veil over truths was Roger Bacon's view and labels for ideas was Augustine's.
_Source: Wikipedia, Linguistic relativity, Wilhelm von Humboldt_
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