Features of communication Flashcards
1
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A feature of language that says language is an example of a set of symbols used to represent a concept or phenomenon.
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Language is symbolic
2
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A feature of language that happens when a word or statements have more than one meaning and interpreted in different ways.
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Language is ambiguous
3
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A feature of language that says that language has no necessary or natural relationship between the words given and language and the concepts it represent.
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Language is arbitrary.
4
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A feature of language that says words do not always have to correspond to a tangible or concrete object in the physical world
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Language is abstract
5
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A feature of language that says language has its own set of rules.
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Language is rule-governed
