Read the following text and then answer the questions below. (400-450 words.) Remember to upload your answer on Managebac. Deadline: Friday, 4:30 pm
From your textbook, page 68.
"According to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, language determines our experience of reality, and we can see and think only what our language allows us to see and think. To give a well-known example, the Inuit are said to have many different words for snow, and their sophisticated snow vocabulary help them to make finely grained snow discriminations. As a result, they see and experience snow-covered landscapes quite differently from the rest of us."
Answer the following question in 250 words: To what extent do you think (and act) differently, or perceive things differently when you switch between languages?
From your textbook, page 68.
"According to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, language determines our experience of reality, and we can see and think only what our language allows us to see and think. To give a well-known example, the Inuit are said to have many different words for snow, and their sophisticated snow vocabulary help them to make finely grained snow discriminations. As a result, they see and experience snow-covered landscapes quite differently from the rest of us."
Answer the following question in 250 words: To what extent do you think (and act) differently, or perceive things differently when you switch between languages?
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