During your flight to Europe you ask a friend to describe what they see when they look out the window. They say, "The clouds are floating like a sea of marshmallows under the wings." You've never heard this description before. What property of language does this illustrate?
A)Generativity
B)Segmentation
C)Displacement
D)A LAD
E)Top-down processing

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Generativity refers to the ability of language to produce an endless number of unique sentences, including new and novel descriptions like comparing clouds to a sea of marshmallows.

During Your Flight to Europe You Ask a Friend to Describe