149. What could make one think that children surpass grown people in the ability to generalize?
150. What are the four stages in the development of an individual’s language?
151. What is the advantage or disadvantage of uniformity and individuality in the use of language?
152. Illustrate how a word of individual meaning changes to a general meaning.
153. Illustrate how a word of general meaning changes to an individual meaning.
154. Explain the psychological origin of a metaphor and a metonymy.
155. Illustrate and explain the deterioration of words.
156. Illustrate slang and explain its origin.
157. Is it desirable that the written language should retard the growth of the spoken language? Give reasons for your answer.
158. What significance has language besides serving as a means of communication?