What makes human language different from any non-human system of communication is that it is 'compositional' – composed of parts which can be put together like the parts of a face.
Your last word
Although all languages have complexities, the complexities vary from one language to another. And these variations have to be learnt.
Plain English
I try to keep my use of technical terms to a minimum, using words in the most familiar senses as far as possible.