Professor Jones and Professor Smith Are Having a Discussion on Whether

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Multiple Choice

Professor Jones and Professor Smith are having a discussion on whether or not apes are capable of language. Professor Jones argues that they do not, while Smith says that they do. To make the strongest argument, Smith would probably refer to the research on

• A) bilingualism.
• B) relativity.
• C) displacement.
• D) semantics (conveys meaning).
• E) generativity.

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