Principle of linguistic relativity based on

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Assignment:

In the example used in class, Benjamin Lee Whorf first began to conceptualize the principle of linguistic relativity based on:

his observations that peope mishandled "empty" gas containers because the word empt suggested they were not dangerous.
work among the Pirahã, that suggested their language didn't express time in the same way that English does.
his work in department stores that showed people used different speech patterns in areas with more expensive items.
based on his work learning Sora counting systems in India.

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