Characteristics
of Language
Language is a medium of
communication which is –
- systematic
- symbolic
- arbitrary
- dual
- productive
- dynamic
- contextual
- used to express displacement
- unique to humans
- learnt & transmitted
1. Systematic
2. Symbolic
3. Arbitrary
4. Duality
5. Productive: finite brain, infinite utterances
6. Dynamic
7. Contextual
8. Displacement: language can refer to things
that are displaced spatially or temporally
9. Learned and transmitted
10. Unique to human
beings
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