Why are the sounds of animals not properly called language?

Animal sounds are often complex and can convey specific messages or information, but they lack several key features that would classify them as a language. Here are some reasons why animal sounds are not proper called language:

No Syntax: Syntax refers to the grammatical rules and structures that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences. While some animal vocalizations may follow certain patterns, they do not have the syntactic complexity of human language.

Lack of Semanticity: Semanticity refers to the fact that words and sentences have specific meanings or representations. Animal sounds can communicate basic signals such as danger, mating calls, or identifying oneself, but lack the level of semantic information present in human speech.

Absence of Generativity: Human language is distinguished by its generative capabilities, allowing to produce an infinite number of new and meaningful sentences from a finite set of words and rules. Animal sounds however generally have finite, limited set specific signals which they can generate.

Contextual Dependency: Humans can adapt their language communication within different contexts such as formal and informal conversation. Animal sounds on the other hand, generally serve fixed purpose rather than being adjusted or varied based on situational differences.