LING 115 - Quiz 10 - The Relationship between Language, Culture and Thought
Recent neurophysiological studies argue that language is not integrated into general cognitive functions and does not automatically modulate online cognitive processes.
False
The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis states that our thoughts constrain or influence the language we speak.
False
The accent, vocabulary, and the discourse pattern on one's language do not necessarily define the cultural characteristics of a speech community.
False
Language is the most distinguishing characteristic of the human species and it differentiates humans from other animals.
True
One of the criticisms leveled against Sapir-Whorf's hypothesis is that the research done by Malt and Broker suggests that the categorization of objects non-linguistically (without using their language tool) is more pronounced than their linguistic categorization of objects across cultures.
True
The fact that Hopi Indians perceived the concept of Time in terms of the morning, noon, evening, and night and not in terms of 10 a.m., 11 a.m. 12 noon, etc. supports Sapir-Whorf's claim that the language one speaks influences our thought process.
True
The thesis of this article is to show the relationship between language, culture and thought that helps us understand human cognition.
True
The use of multiple negation (two negative words in a sentence) is a distinct characteristic feature of AAE.
True
