Human beings can talk about experiences, objects and events which are not present at the time and place of speaking. This property of language is called______________ ?
Correct answer: C. Displacement
- A. Duality of structure
- B. Recursiveness
- C. Displacement
- D. TransferencE
Explanation
Displacement allows speakers to refer to things absent from the immediate time and place, including the past, future, or imaginary worlds. It is a key distinguishing property of human language.
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