The function of the sentence “Water boils at 100 degree Centigrade” is ________
A. Interrogative
B. Directive
C. Informative
D. performative
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“ We can refer to Confucius even though he was dead 2000 years ago.” This shows that language has the design feature of ________ .
Arbitrariness
B. Duality
Creativity
Displacement
According to F. de Saussure, ________ refers to the abstract linguistic system shared by all the members of a speech community.
A. Parole
B. Performance
C. Langue
D. Language
Language, broadly speaking, is a means of ____communication.
In any language words can be used in new ways to mean new things and can be combined into innumerable sentences based on limited rules. This feature is usually termed ____.