Sapir also worked with which other languages later in his career?
Yiddish, Hebrew, and Chinese
Spanish, Italian, and Greek
Arabic, Farsi, and Russian
Japanese, Vietnamese, and Thai
Answer
In addition to his work on Native American languages, Sapir also worked with Yiddish, Hebrew, and Chinese. He was interested in the ways that language and culture are related, and he believed that language could be used to understand a culture's values and beliefs. He also believed that language was a key part of human identity, and he argued that it was important to preserve endangered languages.
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In addition to his linguistic work, Sapir was an early proponent of the importance of what to anthropology?
Which of the following languages did Sapir NOT significantly work with?
Sapir's family emigrated to which country when he was a child?
At which institution did Sapir study Germanic linguistics?
Which linguist was considered the other most significant linguist in North America during Sapir's time?
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