Displacement,a feature of human communication,means:
A) combining one or more sounds to create new meanings.
B) the capacity to convey information about a thing or event that is hypothetical in nature.
C) not understanding the meaning of nonverbal communication.
D) an inability to place all morphemes in their proper grammatical place.
E) an arbitrary use of words.

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Displacement in human communication refers to the ability to convey information about things or events that are not present or currently happening, but may be hypothetical or in the past/future. This is a unique feature of human language and is not found in other forms of animal communication.

Displacement,a Feature of Human Communication,means