Question

4. There are 120 words for “rice” in Balinese, 500 words for “sand” in Arabic and 50 words for “snow” in Inuite. Using Sapir Whorf hypothesis, explain a language’s need for multiple words for specfic ideas.

Answer 1

Explanation:

One of the elements that distinguish human beings from other living beings is the ability to communicate systematically and understandably, that is, using language. Language is a complex system of both phonetic and written symbols that allows you to communicate ideas, thoughts, feelings and different situations between two or more people. The human being has counted from the prehistory with diverse forms, more or less complex of language, although the same one just became written in the year 3000 before Christ, situation that deeply favored the establishment of languages or forms of communication more accessible for all .