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Which characteristic of language refers to the ability to create different types of sentences as an open system of communication?
Which characteristic of language refers to the ability to create different types of sentences as an open system of communication?
- Productivity and Creativity (correct)
- Arbitrariness
- Re-combinable Elements
- Displacement
Which characteristic of language refers to the ability to talk about objects, people, things and events that are remote in time and place?
Which characteristic of language refers to the ability to talk about objects, people, things and events that are remote in time and place?
- Productivity and Creativity
- Arbitrariness
- Re-combinable Elements
- Displacement (correct)
What does the term 're-combinable elements' refer to in the context of language?
What does the term 're-combinable elements' refer to in the context of language?
- The ability to talk about any time or place
- The ability to create different types of sentences
- The arbitrary nature of language symbols
- The ability of sounds and letters to be rearranged to form different words (correct)
What is the term for the characteristic of language that is based on arbitrary symbols forming spoken and written words and sentences?
What is the term for the characteristic of language that is based on arbitrary symbols forming spoken and written words and sentences?
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What is the term for the discrete sounds and letters that can be rearranged to form different words and meanings in language?
What is the term for the discrete sounds and letters that can be rearranged to form different words and meanings in language?
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