Human language — uniqueness?
Allows infinite expression through productivity.
Productivity — definition?
Combining limited sounds into infinite messages.
Language building blocks — role?
Combine sounds/words to create messages.
Willekeurigheid — meaning?
No logical link between word sound and meaning.
Arbitrariness — meaning?
No inherent link between sign and meaning.
Abstracte zaken — examples?
Feelings, love, time, concepts beyond physical contact.
Gebarentaal — role?
Sign language with full grammar, similar to spoken language.
Sapir-Whorfhypothese — claim?
Language influences perception and thought.
Language — uniqueness?
Infinite expression from limited building blocks.
Learned language — importance?
Acquired through social interaction, not inherited.
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