A Number of Psychologists Have Attempted to Teach Language to Nonhuman

Multiple Choice

A number of psychologists have attempted to teach language to nonhuman primates. In most instances, the primates learned many signs or word symbols; they could not, however, communicate about abstract or hypothetical concepts. With respect to the elements of language reviewed in the textbook, the primates mastered _____, but not _____.

A) morphemes; displacement
B) morphemes; phonemes
C) displacement; morphemes
D) displacement; phonemes