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'Language is arbitrary' means that...

'Language is arbitrary' means that 

A

something is determined by judgement and for a specific reason

B

it is based on a valid reason and not on chance

C

there is a strong relation between the words of a language and their meaning

D

there is no inherent relation between the words of a language and their meaning

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D
.Language is arbitrary. means that there is no inherent relation between the words of a language and their meaning. It also means that the relationship between the form that we use have no natural meaningful relationship with their meaning, therfore this relationship is said to be arbitrary.
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