Question

Erica and Ryan are both taking a linguistics class in which their professor was discussing how the words “spinach” or “heart” could have been used to represent the idea of “love.” They are most likely discussing the __________ property of language in their class.
A.
generative
B.
symbolic
C.
structured
D.
generational

Answer 1

B. symbolic

Explanation: Using words like “spinach” or “heart” to represent the idea of “love” illustrates that linguistic forms are symbols — arbitrary signs whose meanings are assigned by convention.