The linguistic relativity hypothesis suggests that ________
a. perception of surface structure precedes deep structure in understanding a sentence
b. we decide which objects belong to a concept according to what is most probable or sensible, given the facts at hand
c. one's language determines the pattern of one's thinking and view of the world
d. one's thinking and view of the world determines the structure of one's language
Answer: c
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