Charles Hockett Argues That the Following Two Steps Were Critical

question 23

Multiple Choice

Charles Hockett argues that the following two steps were critical in the evolution of human language:

• A)Productivity and displacement.
• B)Displacement and blending.
• C)Blending and dual structure.
• D)Blending and duality of patterning.
• E)Duality of pattern and productivity.

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Definitions:

Corpus Callosum

A large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them.

Gray Matter

The darker tissue of the brain and spinal cord, consisting mainly of nerve cell bodies and branching dendrites.

White Matter

The part of the brain and spinal cord made up of myelin-coated nerve fibers that are responsible for transmitting signals between different brain regions and the spinal cord.

Occipital Lobe

The region of the cerebral cortex at the back of the brain, responsible for processing visual information.