human language, n.Definitions

Human language (n.) differs ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠from animal signals not by degree but by design: no dial is turned and no item picked from a fixed menu when you say something new.