Eric and Ryan who are both discussing how the words "spinach" or "heart" could have been used to represent the idea of "love" are most likely discussing the <u>Symbolic </u>property of language in their class.
The symbolic property of language assumes that certain words are representative of other words. These words still retain the meanings of the words that would have otherwise been used.
So if the word, "heart" is used in exchange for love, then the symbolic property of language has been applied.
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