Anthropologists have shown that chimpanzees and other nonhuman primates are able to communicate about things not immediately present and events in the past or future. What aspect of human language does this describe?
A) displacement
B) productivity
C) complexity
D) innovation

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Displacement refers to the ability to communicate about things that are not immediately present, such as past events or future plans. This is what the anthropologists observed in chimpanzees and other nonhuman primates.

Anthropologists Have Shown That Chimpanzees and Other Nonhuman Primates Are