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10.1 Language, thought and communication

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Question 26

A writer claims that because English speakers describe the future as being "ahead" of them, they are unable to imagine the future in any other direction.

Explain whether the writer's claim is an example of linguistic determinism or linguistic relativism.

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10.1 Language, thought and communication Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Psychology
  3. /10.1 Language, thought and communication

48 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Psychology 10.1 Language, thought and communication, covering 10.1.1 Relationship between language and thought, 10.1.2 How thought and language affect views of the world, 10.1.3 Human vs animal communication, 10.1.4 Non-verbal communication examples, and 10.1.5 Explanations of non-verbal communication. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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