7.8 - Thought and Language
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Practice Questions
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What is the linguistic relativity hypothesis?
💡 Hint: Think about how different languages might describe the same concept.
Name one stage of language acquisition.
💡 Hint: It's the stage when babies start producing sounds.
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What does the linguistic relativity hypothesis suggest?
💡 Hint: Think about how different cultures perceive the same concepts.
True or False: According to Piaget, thought comes after language.
💡 Hint: Consider how children learn to think before they learn to speak.
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Discuss how linguistic determinism might affect political and cultural discourse in multilingual societies.
💡 Hint: Consider how language can portray different views on the same issue.
How might Piaget’s and Vygotsky’s theories apply to a child learning a second language?
💡 Hint: Think about the role of social exposure versus cognitive readiness in learning.
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