alleryWhy did Berlin and Kay's colour findings challenge relativity?
AColour words vary randomly by language
BAll languages share identical colour words
CColour naming showed universal trends
DColour naming comes only from grammar
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Colour naming showed universal trends
1. Differences in colour naming had been thought random.
2. Berlin and Kay showed that naming follows clear universal trends.
3. Random variation, identical vocabularies and grammar-only learning are not what they found.
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