Let's say that I ask you to tell me what you are going to do this summer. You say that you plan to take a trip to Europe. What property of language does your description of your plans illustrate?
A)Generativity
B)Segmentation
C)Displacement
D)Top-down processing
E)Bottom-up processing

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Displacement allows language to refer to things and events that are not present in the immediate environment, including things that are in the past or future, or in distant locations. Your description of future plans to travel to Europe is an example of displacement, as you are talking about events that have not yet occurred.

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