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craiczarry

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What are two unique attributes of human language?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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What is displacement?
 
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parshano

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

ANS: The unique attributes are the arbitrary nature of language, displacement, and that it is transmitted primarily by tradition and not experience.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: Displacement is the capacity of human language to convey information about a thing or an event that is not present.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 10, 2018
Excellent

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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