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Characteristics of Human Language

Language has several key characteristics according to the document. It is arbitrary as words are chosen symbols that could have been different, it is a social phenomenon that develops culture and human relationships, and it is a symbolic system where sounds and words represent concepts. Language is also systematic, with symbols arranged according to the systems and sub-systems of a given language. Finally, language involves the vocal production of sounds to facilitate communication between humans.

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Characteristics of Human Language

Language has several key characteristics according to the document. It is arbitrary as words are chosen symbols that could have been different, it is a social phenomenon that develops culture and human relationships, and it is a symbolic system where sounds and words represent concepts. Language is also systematic, with symbols arranged according to the systems and sub-systems of a given language. Finally, language involves the vocal production of sounds to facilitate communication between humans.

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Characteristics Of Human Language

1. Language Is Arbitrary
Language is undoubtedly arbitrary as there is no inherent connection between the nature of things or
concepts the speech deals with.A word was chosen to mean a specific thing or idea is arbitrary. It
might be noticed that if a language had not been arbitrary, there would have been just a single
language that remained throughout the world. That is why we can consider language as an arbitrary
vocal symbol.
2. Language Is A Social Phenomenon
Language is social in our human society; it is a means of nourishing and developing culture and
establishing human relations.As a member of a particular social group, we human beings interact with
each other, allowing us to identify with one another and connect and coordinate with one another.
This is how language is part and parcel of our society.Language exists in the public arena, is a method
for feeding and creating a society, and sets up human relations. As a member of the community, we
acquire a language permanently.
3. Language Is A Symbolic System
Language signifies a symbolic system, and it consists of different sound symbols for concepts, things,
ideas, objects, etc. Language has sounds and words as their symbols.These symbols are picked and
routinely acknowledged and utilized. The words in a language are not just patterns or images but
symbols that denote meaning.
4. Language Is Systematic
Although the language is symbolic, its symbols are arranged in specific systems. All languages have
their arrangement of plans, and each language is an arrangement of systems.Furthermore, all
languages have phonological and syntactic systems, and within a system, there are also several sub-
systems.For instance, we have the morphological and syntactic systems inside the linguistic system.
Inside these two sub-systems, we have systems, such as plural, of mindset, or perspective, of tense,
etc.
5. Language Is Vocal, Verbal And Sound

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