According to F. de Saussure, ______refers to the abstract linguistic system shared by all the members of a speech community.
A. parole
B. competence
C. langue
D. performance
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Which of the following is not a design feature of human language?
Arbitrariness
B. Displacement
C. Duality
D. Meanigfulness
Language is said to be arbitrary because there is no logic connection between _____ and meanings.
A. senses
B. sounds
C. objects
D. ideas
Language can be used to refer to contexts removed from the immediate situations of the speaker. This feature is called _______.
A. displacement
B. duality
C. flexibilty
D. cultural transmission
One of the properties of language is that a language user can understand and produce sentences he/she has never heard before. This property of language is called ______.
A. duality
B. productivity
C. displacement
D. arbitrariness