then moved to some detail about the different aspects of language

进而详细解释了语言的一些不同的方面
including phonology, morphology, and syntax.

包括语音语态和语法
We discussed the ways in which

我们接着讨论了
language does the amazing things it does,

语言的神奇之处
including the fact that

囊括了
language has used arbitrary science or sounds to convey concepts,

语言在表述观念时的科学或声音任意性
and that languages exploit a combinatorial system

语言还发展出了一种组合系统
including recursion to put together these symbols

包括用递归将符号组合起来
into a virtually limitless set of meaningful sentences.

来形成无限数量的有意义句子
We then talked about development

然后我们讨论了发展
and made some remarks about the developmental time course

并对发展时程进行了探讨
talking about the emergence of language

谈了谈语言的出现