Erica and Ryan are both taking a linguistics class in which their professor was discussing how the words “spinach” or “heart” could have been used to represent the idea of “love.” They are most likely discussing the __________ property of language in their class.

The symbolic property of language is the connection between a word or sign and the idea it represents. The words “spinach” or “heart” could each be used to represent “love,” even though neither word is inherently love itself. Therefore, the answer is B, symbolic.

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