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D. By hiring Al Gore, the Nobel prize winner, as an ambassador.
E. By not letting green parties fight elections.
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Analyse the subsequent passage and give an improper ans for the ques. 11
through 13 that follow.
The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, also known as the linguistic relativity hypothesis, refers to the
proposal that the particular language 1 speaks influences the way 1 thinks about reality. The
linguistic relativity hypothesis focuses on structural differences among natural languages such as
Hopi, Chinese, and English, and asks whether the classifications of reality implicit in such
structures affect our thinking about reality. Analytically, linguistic relativity as an problem stands
ranging from 2 others: a semiotic-level concerns with how speaking any natural language
whatsoever might influence the general potential for human thinking (i.e., the general role of
natural language in the evolution or development of human intellectual functioning), and a
functional- or discourse-level concern with how using any provided language code in a particular way
might influence thinking (i.e., the impact of special discursive practices such as schooling and
literacy on formal thought). Although analytically distinct, the 3 problems are intimately related
in both theory and practice. For example, claims about linguistic relativity depend on
understanding the general psychological mechanisms linking language to thinking, and on
understanding the diverse uses of speech in discourse to accomplish acts of descriptive reference.
Hence, the relation of particular linguistic structures to trends of thinking forms only 1 part of
the broader ray of ques. about the significance of language for thought. Proposals of linguistic
relativity necessarily develop 2 linked claims among the key terms of the hypothesis (i.e.,
language, thought, and reality). First, languages differ significantly in their interpretations of
experienced reality- both what they choose for representation and how they organize it. Second,
language interpretations have influences on thought about reality more generally- whether at the
individual or cultural level. Claims for linguistic relativity thus require both articulating the
contrasting interpretations of reality latent in the structures of various languages, and accessing
their broader influences on, or relationships to, the cognitive interpretation of reality.
11. Which of the subsequent conclusions can be derived based on Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?

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