All media impose constraints: painting constrains by space, music by pitch. Calling language's temporal constraint 'intrinsic' rather than 'medium-specific' is definitional, not explanatory.

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Definitional vs. explanatory(as used in philosophy of language and logic): A definitional claim just says what words mean, while an explanatory claim tells you *why* something is true. The author is saying the first approach doesn't actually answer the real question.
Intrinsic(describing the kind of continuities that ground identity): Something that belongs to or is part of something by its very nature, rather than coming from outside or being relational.
Medium (in art/philosophy)(as used in aesthetics and philosophy of art): The material or form an artist uses to create something—like paint for paintings, sound waves for music, or words for language. Each medium has its own natural rules and limitations.
Medium-specific(as used in aesthetics and philosophy of art): Qualities or limitations that belong naturally to a particular material or form—like how painting is naturally limited by the flat surface it sits on.

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