alleryFor St. Augustine, language was like what?
AA veil over hidden truths
BThe fabric of all thought
CLabels for existing concepts
DThe spirit of a nation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Labels for existing concepts
1. Augustine followed Plato in a view that stayed common through the Middle Ages.
2. He argued language was merely like labels applied to concepts that already exist.
3. The veil is Roger Bacon's image, the fabric is Humboldt's, and the national spirit is Herder's.
_Source: Wikipedia, Linguistic relativity, Ancient philosophy to the Enlightenment_
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