Two of the critical properties of language are language is
A) structured and orderly.
B) symbolic and generative.
C) generative and practical.
D) orderly and symbolic.

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Language is both symbolic, meaning that words represent something else (such as the word "tree" representing the physical object of a tree), and generative, meaning that we can create an infinite number of sentences to express an infinite number of ideas using a finite set of grammar rules and vocabulary. While language can also be structured and orderly, this is not as critical to its definition as being symbolic and generative.

Two of the Critical Properties of Language Are Language Is