Timmy said,"My name is Timmy Bogokowsy and I live on the corner of Phillis and Emerson Roads." It is very likely that Timmy is the first human being in history to have uttered this sentence.This description illustrates language's
A)regularity of structure.
B)generative property.
C)arbitrary symbolic reference.
D)communicative property.

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The sentence uttered by Timmy is an example of language's generative property, which refers to its ability to generate new and unique utterances. Timmy's sentence has likely never been spoken before and is a novel combination of words that convey a specific meaning. The other options do not fully capture the nature of Timmy's sentence. While it does have a regular structure and arbitrary symbolic reference, these characteristics are not as relevant to the unique nature of the sentence itself. Additionally, while the sentence may have a communicative property, this is not the primary reason why Timmy's sentence is significant.

Timmy Said,"My Name Is Timmy Bogokowsy and I Live on the Corner