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English, 19.10.2019 22:30, topgunholley

We can say that language is arbitrary because

a ) if words resembled the objects they represent, the word duck would be understood in all languages
b ) words change over time, which means that they never had a concrete beginning
c ) words and the objects that they represent have clear attachments to one another
d ) language is not arbitrary

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