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Does the act of assigning meaning to any thing count as language? What if the things are part of a set, chosen for uniqueness and distinguishability. Meanings
by swayvil 2y ago
Does the act of assigning meaning to any thing count as language?
What if the things are part of a set, chosen for uniqueness and distinguishability. Meanings determined by tradition?
There's a lot of territory between the two.
- alok-g 2y agoHow specifically do you define 'meaning' and (the domain of) 'any thing'? Pls. consider if your definition of language would lead to an inference that most animals have language abilities.