why do these differences in communication matter? How does that help us think about big questions like "what does it mean to be human?" This questions has three parts. First, when anthropologists say that non-human communication is largely "affective" and "reflexive", what does that mean? Second, when anthropologists describe human language as symbolic and voluntary, what do they mean? Third, why do these differences in communication matter? How does that help us think about big questions like "what does it mean to be human?" why do these differences in communication matter? How does that help us think about big questions like "what does it mean to be human?" This questions has three parts. First, when anthropologists say that non-human communication is largely "affective" and "reflexive", what does that mean? Second, when anthropologists describe human language as symbolic and voluntary, what do they mean? Third, why do these differences in communication matter? How does that help us think about big questions like "what does it mean to be human