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.

Symbolic property of language

Explanation:

Language is a way we communicate with people. Language is made up of letters, sign and symbols which people learn how to use overtime for communication.

Language is said to have 5 properties. They are:

a) Symbolic or Arbitrariness

b) Productive

c) Duality

d) Specialization

e) Displacement

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