Introduction to Language Systems Quiz

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Language is a system which related meanings to ______

substance

According to linguists, a language is an abstract system of symbols and meanings governed by ______

grammatical rules

A dialect is sometimes viewed as a subset or ‘type’ of a particular ______

language

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines it as “the words, their pronunciation, and the methods of combining them used and understood by a ______

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Language has two elements. One is cognitive, active which comprises the linguistic features of the language, the other is emotive or ______

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All children in the world acquire a mother ______

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Language is a system of signals conforming to the rules which constitute its grammar. It is a set of culturally transmitted behavior patterns shared by a group of individuals.

Joseph Greenberg Signup and view all the answers

Language is speech. Speech is language. The written record is but a secondary representation of the language.

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Language is a code: a set of elements, forms composed of sound, letters, their combinations into words, sentences, etc., used for communication between individuals who share the same rules.

Roger T. Bell Signup and view all the answers

Getting things done satisfying material needs. Discussing items in the brochure with tourists / guests.

Instrumental Signup and view all the answers

Influencing the behavior. Giving house rules / regulations.

Regulatory Signup and view all the answers

Getting along with others to include or exclude. Giving and responding to orders from customers / clients.

Interactional Signup and view all the answers

Seeking and learning using language to explore his / her environment a way of learning about things. Discussing issues and concerns with tourists and guests.

Heuristic Signup and view all the answers

Creating stories, games and new worlds linguistic play including poems, rhymes and riddles.

Imaginative Signup and view all the answers

Communicating information conveying a message with specific reference to the processes, persons, objects, abstractions, qualities, states and relations of the real world.

Representational Signup and view all the answers

The meaning does not reside in the words per se but in the context of the situation.

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