Language

Question 1

What is Language? How much can it generate?

Answer 1

A collection of symbols, and the rules for combining these symbols, that can be used to generate an infinite variety of messages

Question 2

Is a Language symbolic? Why?

Answer 2

Yes! We use sounds and words as symbols for things out in the world

Question 3

Is a Language Structured? Why? What is this called?

Answer 3

Yes! We use rules to combine these symbols so that other people know these rules can make sense out of what we’re saying–Grammar