This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: Humans have the ability to talk about things, times and places that are not within their immediate ... (Read 122 times)

NguyenJ

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 516
on: Jul 10, 2018
Humans have the ability to talk about things, times and places that are not within their immediate experience. The term for this is
 
  a. arbitrariness.
  b. displacement.
  c. grammar.
  d. discrete and recombinable elements.

Question 2

Every language has a limited number of sounds and rules for combining them to create units of meaning. This characteristic of language is called
 
  a. productivity.
  b. arbitrariness.
  c. discreteness.
  d. displacement.


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

Pamela.irrgang@yahoo.com

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 323
Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

c


NguyenJ

  • Member
  • Posts: 516
Reply 2 on: Jul 10, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

miss.ashley

  • Member
  • Posts: 371
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Historic treatments for rheumatoid arthritis have included gold salts, acupuncture, a diet consisting of apples or rhubarb, nutmeg, nettles, bee venom, bracelets made of copper, prayer, rest, tooth extractions, fasting, honey, vitamins, insulin, snow collected on Christmas, magnets, and electric convulsion therapy.

Did you know?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was originally known as the Communicable Disease Center, which was formed to fight malaria. It was originally headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, since the Southern states faced the worst threat from malaria.

Did you know?

The ratio of hydrogen atoms to oxygen in water (H2O) is 2:1.

Did you know?

The effects of organophosphate poisoning are referred to by using the abbreviations “SLUD” or “SLUDGE,” It stands for: salivation, lacrimation, urination, defecation, GI upset, and emesis.

Did you know?

Multiple experimental evidences have confirmed that at the molecular level, cancer is caused by lesions in cellular DNA.

Red-Green Color Blindness Is a Sex-Linked Trait in Humans Red-Green Color Blindness Is a Sex-Linked Trait in Humans
Our species’ ability to form social bonds and be loyal and cooperative within our “tribe” may ... Our species’ ability to form social bonds and be loyal and cooperative within our “tribe” may ...
The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. This woman is just starting the test. If she places the first card ... The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. This woman is just starting the test. If she places the first card ...
The bridging ability of IgM: (a) Pictorial view of IgM bridging of red cells. (b) Macroscopic view ... The bridging ability of IgM: (a) Pictorial view of IgM bridging of red cells. (b) Macroscopic view ...
Testing client’s ability to identify dull sensation Testing client’s ability to identify dull sensation
Opener Alignment comparing DNA sequence for the leptin gene from dogs (top) and humans (bottom) Opener Alignment comparing DNA sequence for the leptin gene from dogs (top) and humans (bottom)
Video: Brain Anatomy Animation (Part 2 of 2)

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library