Someone with a vocabulary of only 200 words can recombine the words in different ways to say thousands of different things. This aspect of language is referred to as
A) syntax.
B) phonology.
C) morphology.
D) infinite generativity.

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Infinite generativity refers to the ability of speakers of a language to produce an infinite number of sentences using a finite set of words and rules of grammar. This is what allows someone with a limited vocabulary to still be able to communicate effectively and express a wide range of ideas. Phonology refers to the study of the sound system of a language, morphology deals with the structure of words, and syntax is concerned with how words are combined to form sentences.

Someone with a Vocabulary of Only 200 Words Can Recombine