alleryWhat did Malotki conclude about Whorf's Hopi claims?
AHopi speakers fully confirmed them
BHe found no evidence for them
CThey proved one universal grammar
DThey applied only to written Hopi
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. He found no evidence for them
1. Malotki studied archaeological data, calendars, historical documents and modern speech.
2. He found no evidence that Hopi conceive time as Whorf suggested.
3. He did not confirm the claims, and his study says nothing about universal grammar or written texts.
_Source: Wikipedia, Linguistic relativity, Time in Hopi_
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