(November 13, 2012 at 9:49 am)Hovik Wrote: You seem to be under the impression that this is all something I've just made up.
What gives you that idea? I said you and others like five times. I know you're not the only person who assigns these traits to language.
Quote:Linguistics has a very precise definition of language because language is a uniquely human capability for a number of reasons. All animals have a communication system of some sort, but only the human communication system is markedly different in that it allows us to precisely and, much more importantly, generatively convey meaning.
You realize that the reason it is uniquely human to you is because linguists use a different definition. That was a bit circular.
