第16题: [单项选择]An Englishman uses "I" to refer to himself, while a German uses "ich", a Spaniard "yo". This is an example of language ______. A. duality B. displacement C. transmission D. arbitrariness 参考答案:D 答案解析:[详细解答] “我”在英语里是“I”,在德语里是“ich”,而在西班牙语里是“yo”,这说明语言符号与它所代表的东西没有必然联系,这正是语言武断性的表现。