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Linguistic __________ states that different languages impose different conceptions of reality. a prime example of this is the fact that the ancient mayan culture had no word that meant "zero," and thus their reality did not include a concept of the "absence of value."

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I believe the answer is: Determinism

Linguistic determinism is a theory that see language would limit the memory and the overall cognitive ability within human mind.
This theory believe that people's way of thinking would be erratically different depending on the main language that the people use everyday.
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