Multiple Choice
Imagine a society in which people spoke a language with only two words for animals: animals with four feet and animals with more than four feet (insects,spiders,etc. ) .What would Benjamin Whorf predict about those people?
A) They should be more open to the animals' true natures.
B) They should perceive and think about animals differently.
C) They should have a lower intelligence than other people.
D) They should show more fear of multi-legged animals.
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