Cultural transmission is a property of human language that cannot be overlooked when comparing the human communication system with the communication system of animals. This refers to how language are acquired by our children and that humans …show more content…
By the arrangement and rearrangement of phonemes, morphemes, words and phrases, humans can be creative and create new utterances. Human language is continually evolving. Open-endedness is a term commonly used for this property of language. The language of humans can adapt to new situations. Animal communication systems do not own this property. They are closed systems and cannot evolve in any way to produce new vocals signals to communicate novel experiences or events. Thus, animals can only sent out a set number of signs, whereas humans can construct an unlimited number of messages (Pandora. cii. wwu. edu,