Question 108Asked in CTET December 2024 Paper 1, 14 Dec 2024

Which of the following features of human language enables humans to talk about things which are not present in immediate time and space ?

  1. AStructure Dependence.
  2. BDiscreteness.
  3. CDisplacement.
  4. DArbitrariness.
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Correct answer: (C) Displacement.

Explanation

Displacement (Hockett's design feature) lets humans talk about things remote in time and place - past, future or imaginary.

From CTET December 2024 Paper 1, 14 Dec 2024 — Previous Year Paper

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