Originality In Language

Communication style, like independent reflection, offers many chances for originality, except the former kind is originality of expression rather than originality of conceptual reasoning (in the sense of autonomous thought or novel discovery) itself.  The same demonstrable truths can be explained to others in many different ways, and sometimes they might even be communicated in ways that almost seem as if two separate truths are being addressed rather than the same truth in distinct manners.

Anyone capable of using language can exercise this form of originality even though the vast majority of people merely inherit languages from others.  It would be pointless and too enormous a task for every individual person to create their own language on the scale of linguistic systems like English, after all, as the primary basis for language is interpersonal communication.  Having a set of random languages created by each individual in a community would hinder the goal of communication by making it more difficult to interact with people beyond physical gestures.

Without common linguistic norms, communication on a more abstract and personal level remains impossible--unless the beings communicating are telepathic, of course!  It then falls upon the people using oral and written languages to express their own mental states and worldviews in their own words if they so desire, irrespective of whether those particular sentences were already used by others.  In this way, people not only have constant opportunities to think of new or familiar concepts without looking to anything but reason, but they also have consistent opportunities to share themselves and their thoughts in unique ways.

The addition of a even a single word to a language's canon allows for a high number of new communication possibilities for each respective person who uses that language.  With the introduction of just one word, there are suddenly hundreds of thousands of additional ways to configure sentences based on where the new word is placed.  As a result, there are now a host of novel ways to communicate familiar ideas in writing or with oral speech.  The plethora of ways ideas can be expressed leaves room for individuality and originality when a great number of thoughts are exchanged.

Since new words are constructed to refer to new scientific paradigms in particular (most other concepts have already been assigned words of some sort), and since there is no numerical limit to how many words can preside within a given language, there is practically always the potential for new terms and sentences.  Even if this was not the case and the possible scope of individual languages was far more restricted, personal variations in communication style and the desire to continue elaborating on established points in different ways would ensure that originality is an option in everyday linguistic expression.