alleryWhat does a domain-centered study do?
ACompares one meaning area across groups
BStarts from one odd grammar trait
CStarts from behaviour in factories
DMeasures brain activity in bilinguals
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Compares one meaning area across groups
1. Lucy names three types of research on linguistic relativity.
2. The domain-centered type selects a semantic domain and compares it across linguistic and cultural groups.
3. Starting from a grammar feature is structure-centered, and starting from behaviour is behavior-centered.
_Source: Wikipedia, Linguistic relativity, Rethinking Linguistic Relativity_
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