Psychology / Unit 7 Psych 0746 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Language
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The idea
Language is a system of symbols combined by rules to communicate meaning.
In practice
A finite vocabulary and a set of rules produce sentences that have never been spoken before.
Where people slip
Communication is not language. Many species communicate; the rule-governed recombination is what is at issue.
Your place on the trail
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