Linguistic displacement is the
A. ability to use the rules of language to produce entirely new expressions.
B. ability to talk about things that are not present.
C. lexical difference between a protolanguage and a daughter language.
D. ability to respond to environmental stimuli.
E. linguistic dimension of culture shock.
Answer: B
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