Author Question: In the Hanunoo language, color distinctions are made at two levels of contrast. This fact a. ... (Read 143 times)

haleyc112 · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

In the Hanunoo language, color distinctions are made at two levels of contrast. This fact

a. indicates that most, if not all, Hanunoo speakers suffer from red/green color blindness.
b. demonstrates the primitive nature of Hanunoo color categories.
c. is, in fact, not an accurate statement, but simply the result of a failure to do sufficient intracultural research into Hanunoo color categories.
d. supports the assertion that color is not a universal human concept.

Question 2

The principle of linguistic relativity

a. has been largely disproven through ethnographic research.
b. is widely accepted today.
c. requires that we accept the fact that our language controls our organization of the world.
d. is disproven by the fact that we can learn other languages and translate from one language to another.