Which 1987 book by Lakoff reappraised linguistic relativity?
ARethinking Linguistic Relativity
BWomen, Fire, and Dangerous Things
CLanguage, Thought and Reality
DPhilosophy in the Flesh
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things
1. Lakoff reappraised Whorf's ideas on categorisation in a 1987 book.
2. It is Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things.
3. Rethinking Linguistic Relativity is a 1996 anthology and Language, Thought and Reality is Whorf's 1956 volume.
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