Charles Hockett's 16 design features of human language (versus Animal) - English Language

Charles Hocketts 16 features
What is language? How is human language distinct from animal language?
The origin of Speech (1960) “A note on design features” (1966)
Duality of patterning
Productivity
Arbitrariness
Interchangeability
Specialisation
Displacement
Cultural transmission
Vocal-auditory channel
Broadcast transmission and directional reception
Rapid fading (Transitoriness)
Total Feedback
Semanticity
Discreteness
Prevarication
Reflexiveness
Learnability
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[@wimbledonb.2908]

I just want to ask which of these features are the most and least important. I hope you can answer. Thanks

[@MrKolbersTeaching]

I would say they are all important, it depends on what you’re comparing them to (animals, babies, etc.) I like the ability to lie one, myself

[@Ohwhataguy]

Im not a linguist, but Id imagine the list of "necessary" characteristics for a recognizably intelligent species would probably include displacement, semanticity, and productivity (and probably prevarication too). I can imagine a being that is potentially advanced and dominant in its environment without the others.

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