【正确答案】The arbitrariness of language lies in the fact that there is no logical connection between meanings and sound．A good example is the fact that different sounds are used to refer to the same object in different languages．For example，“书”in Chinese，book in English，livre in French and Buch in German．Although not every symbol is arbitrary，non-arbitrary words make up only a small percentage of the total number of words used in a language．