______means that language can be used to refer to the contexts that are removed from the immediate situation of the speaker, especially, time and space.

[A] Jonas Frisen’s research has incurred much criticism from radical right.
B. Jonas Frisen’s research on stem-cells hints at extraordinary potential.
C. Jonas Frisen is trying to cure Parkinson’s and other neural diseases.
D. Jonas Frisen’s research will relieve many patients of their sufferings.

[A] language and society. [B] language and thought.
[C] second language acquisition. [D] language change.