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| language is transmitted vocally and recieved auditorally |
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| message heard from every direction |
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| only lasts for a certain period of time |
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| the speaker and listener are interchangeable |
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| both speaker and listener can hear the message |
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| sounds (phonemes) of language carry meaning |
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| language symbols and utterances carry meaning |
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| no inherent connection between the letter and the sounds attached to it |
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| most languages only use a small number ofsounds to convey meaning (English uses 47/200+) |
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| can talk about something other than the present moment |
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| language is novel and creative |
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| a small set of sounds are used to create words and words are used to create sentences |
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| we can learn and teach a language |
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