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Human spoken language, in contrast to nonhuman communication, has the following characteristics:

 Human language is extraordinarily fast, communicating information at a high speed.

 Human language is extraordinarily dense, communicating a lot of information per unit of time.

 Human language is extraordinarily subtle, with the use of metaphor being common and radically multiplying the potential meaning of any word, sentence, or even idea.