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Lg is arbitrary—there is no intrinsic connection between a linguistic symbol and what the symbol stands for. This also explains the symbolic nature of lg: words are just symbols; they are associated with objects, actions, ideas, etc. by convention. This conventional nature of lg is well illustrated by a famous quotation from Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet”: “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Human—is meant to specify that lg is human-specific. It is very different from the communication systems other forms of life possess, such as bird songs and bee dances. Productivity is