Human Language Features

What is a distinctive feature of human language that allows for communication while performing other actions?

What is a key difference between human language and some animal languages?

What is a characteristic of human language that enables users to monitor and correct their speech?

What is an example of a language that exhibits arbitrariness?

What is a characteristic of human language that allows for the transmission of knowledge and culture across generations?

What is a feature of human language that allows for the creation of novel expressions and meanings?

What is unique to humans among the language features mentioned in the text?

What is an example of displacement language in animals mentioned in the text?

What is a characteristic of human language that allows for infinite sentence length?

What is a characteristic of animal communication mentioned in the text?

What type of dance does a bee perform to communicate the location and quality of nectar within 1 m of the hive?

What is a characteristic of human language that allows for Creativity?

What is the primary way fluent speakers combine words according to language rules?

What is the term for a group of words that can be substituted for a single word in a sentence?

What is the process called when a speaker moves a phrase or word to a different position in a sentence?

What is the fundamental aspect of human language that allows for the creation of complex sentences?

What is unique about the communication systems of animals compared to human language?

What is the role of rules in forming linguistic units such as words, phrases, and sentences?

What is the term for the abstract, underlying patterns that govern language formation?

What is the common attribute of the words 'sel', 'salt', and 'sout' in their respective languages?

What is unclear about an animal's sign or signal?

What is the term for the ability of language units to be recombined in different orders?

What is a characteristic of human language acquisition?

What is a feature of animal communication systems that differs from human language?

Which birds are known to require social teaching to learn their song?