A new tribe has recently been discovered in the rainforest. As a linguist, you want to determine if they have a language. Which of the following could be missing, and you would still conclude that language was present?
A)Grammar
B)Displacement
C)Relativity
D)Generativity
E)Semantics

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Displacement and generativity are key features of language. Displacement allows speakers to talk about things not present in the immediate environment, while generativity refers to the ability to create an infinite number of sentences. Grammar and semantics are fundamental components of language, structuring how words are put together and their meanings, respectively. Relativity, or the idea that language influences thought (Linguistic relativity), is not a required feature to determine if a system of communication qualifies as a language.

A New Tribe Has Recently Been Discovered in the Rainforest