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  2. Displacement (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    The degree of displacement in this example remains limited when compared to human language. A bee can only communicate the location of the most recent food source it has visited. It cannot communicate an idea about a food source at a specific point in the past, nor can it speculate about food sources in the future. [2]

  3. Hockett's design features - Wikipedia

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    The purpose of linguistic signals is communication and not some other biological function. When humans speak or sign, it is generally intentional. An example of non-specialized communication is dog panting. When a dog pants, it often communicates to its owner that it is hot or thirsty; however, the dog pants in order to cool itself off.

  4. Syntactic movement - Wikipedia

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    Syntactic movement is the means by which some theories of syntax address discontinuities.Movement was first postulated by structuralist linguists who expressed it in terms of discontinuous constituents or displacement. [1]

  5. Metaphor and metonymy - Wikipedia

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    It has been argued that the two poles of similarity and contiguity are fundamental ones along which the human mind is structured; in the study of human language the two poles have been called metaphor and metonymy, while in the study of the unconscious they have been called condensation and displacement. [2] In linguistics, they are connected ...

  6. Discontinuity (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    The terms discontinuous constituent, displacement, long distance dependency, unbounded dependency, and projectivity violation are largely synonymous with the term discontinuity. [ clarification needed ] There are various types of discontinuities, the most prominent and widely studied of these being topicalization , wh-fronting , scrambling ...

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    Notable features: Brightness variable from 0%-100% | Sunset simulation | 13 preloaded alarm sounds | Numerous relaxation sounds | Night-light setting The Hatch Restore 2 is a full-featured sunrise ...

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    How to use corn syrup. Corn syrup is a baker’s secret weapon. It prevents sugar from crystallizing (or lumps from forming). It’s a common ingredient in caramel sauce and recipes that use a hot ...

  9. Traditional transmission - Wikipedia

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    The following examples showcase a few classic case studies of rescued "wild" children who have gone through language deprivation and forms credible support for the argument of traditional transmission. Some commonly known examples include: 1) Anna - (born in 1932) Anna from Pennsylvania, was raised in private due to illegitimacy.