The American anthropologist Edward Sapir and his student,Benjamin Whorf,drawing on his experience with the language of the Hopi Indians,developed a full-fledged theory now known as the theory of:
A)cultural relativity.
B)linguistic relativity.
C)code switching.
D)linguistic nationalism.
E)phenomenology.

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Edward Sapir and Benjamin Whorf developed the theory of linguistic relativity, which posits that the language a person speaks influences their perception and understanding of the world around them. This theory suggests that different languages produce different ways of thinking or representing reality, and language can shape the way we experience the world.

The American Anthropologist Edward Sapir and His Student,Benjamin Whorf,drawing on His