Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
【正确答案】：Language will influence, if not determine, the formation of our ideas about the world, hence exerting a great effect on the way we perceive and understand the world. Such a position is usually called Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. There are two versions of the hypothesis: a strong version and a weak one. The strong version asserts that language determines people's thoughts and actions, and therefore it is also called linguistic determinism. The weak version claims that different linguistic systems will exert relative influence on people's thoughts and actions, and therefore it is also known as linguistic relativism.
