Human Languages Are Patterned at Different Levels, and the Patterns

question 53

Multiple Choice

Human languages are patterned at different levels, and the patterns that characterize one level cannot be reduced to the pattern of any other level. Hockett recognized this phenomenon in which of his linguistic design features?

• A) Duality of patterning.
• B) Reflexiveness.
• C) Specialization.
• D) Displacement.

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