what Homo erectus languages might have been like – namely symbols ordered according to cultural conventions. In this kind of case symbols follow an order agreed upon by members of a particular society. For example, Americans and Britons prefer to say ‘red, white and blue’ rather than ‘white, red and blue’ when discussing their national flags. Symbols and ordering can sometimes be vague and ambiguous, and therefore erectus would have needed the ability to use context and culture to interpret fully what others said.
