Introduction to Language System

The method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use words in a structured and conventional way.

As the words, their pronunciation, and the methods of combining them used and understood by a community.

An abstract system of symbols and meanings governed by grammatical rules.

<p>A language is an abstract system of symbols and meanings, while a dialect is sometimes viewed as a subset or 'type' of a particular language, spoken in a specific geographical area or by a particular group of people.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A system which relates meanings to substance, a mental phenomenon that is innate, and all children in the world acquire a mother language.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cognitive, active (linguistic features of the language) and emotive or affective.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Language involves not just saying something, but also doing something like promising or asking.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Meaning resides in the context of the situation, not just in the words themselves.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>For communication to take place, the sender and receiver of the message should have shared presuppositions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Language is a system of signals conforming to the rules of grammar, culturally transmitted behavior patterns shared by a group of individuals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Language is speech, and speech is language. The written record is a secondary representation of the language.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Language is a code, a set of elements and forms composed of sound, letters, and their combinations used for communication.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Getting things done, satisfying material needs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Influencing behavior, giving house rules and regulations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Getting along with others, giving and responding to orders.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Creating stories, linguistic play including poems and rhymes.</p> Signup and view all the answers