alleryWhat did Franz Boas stress about languages?
AInflectional languages are the most perfect
BLanguages shape every culture trait directly
CNative languages should be replaced by English
DNo language is primitive in what it can express
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. No language is primitive in what it can express
1. Boas was the first to challenge the idea that some languages were superior.
2. He stressed that no language is primitive and all can express the same content.
3. The perfection of inflectional languages was Humboldt's view and replacing native languages was Whitney's.
_Source: Wikipedia, Linguistic relativity, Boas and Sapir_
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