Identify a criticism about the linguistic-relativity hypothesis.
A)Infants display considerable intelligence before they have learned to speak.
B)Adults use only actions and gestures as units of thought.
C)A language's vocabulary suggests the range of its speakers' nonessential concepts.
D)A language's vocabulary suggests the range of its speakers' cognitive limits.

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The criticism is that infants show intelligence before they learn language, suggesting that thought can occur without language, challenging the idea that language limits or determines cognitive abilities.

Identify a Criticism About the Linguistic-Relativity Hypothesis