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maegan_martin

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The fact that language is able to communicate extremely abstract ideas is the result of which of these properties of language?
 
  a. It is symbolic.
  b. It is unconscious.
  c. It is has grammar.
  d. It is comprised of recombinable elements.

Question 2

A great deal of the power of language comes from the ability to talk about things that are not immediately present. This feature is termed:
 
  a. arbitrariness.
  b. displacement.
  c. grammar.
  d. intuition.


swimkari

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Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

B


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Reply #2 on: Jul 10, 2018
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