Unit one Preliminaries of Language and Linguistics
Unit One Preliminaries of Language and Linguistics
Warm-up Questions 1. What is language? 2 What is linguistics?
Warm-up Questions 1.What is language？ 2. What is linguistics?
Objectives at the end of the unit students will 1. become familiar with the basic features and functions of language 2. know different branches of linguistics and their scopes OT STUdy
Objectives At the end of the unit students will 1. become familiar with the basic features and functions of language; 2. know different branches of linguistics and their scopes of study
CONTENtS 01 Language 02 Linguistics
ONTENTS 01 02 Language Linguistics
1//Language definition features functions
definition features functions 1 Language
According to the old Testament mankind spoke only one language until Nimrod began to build a tower that was to reach heaven To prevent the people of Earth from reaching His Heaven, God scattered them throughout the earth, and forced on them different languages so that they would be prevented from communicating with one another and building another Babel
According to the Old Testament, mankind spoke only one language until Nimrod began to build a tower that was to reach heaven. To prevent the people of Earth from reaching His Heaven, God scattered them throughout the Earth, and forced on them different languages so that they would be prevented from communicating with one another and building another Babel
What is language? Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication ) a system-rules and principles 2)arbitrary-no intrinsic connection between the words 3)human communication- human-specific
Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication. What is language ? 1) a system—rules and principles. 2) arbitrary— no intrinsic connection between the words 3) human communication— human-specific
Features of Language w Arbitrariness 6 Displacement M Cultural transmission Productivity 6 Duality
Productivity Features of Language Duality
( Arbitrariness There is no logical or intrinsic connection between meanings and sounds, or between the things signified and the words used to signif Eg. The same object: mianbao in Chinese bread in English pain in French xleb in russian 八> in Japanese
(i) Arbitrariness There is no logical or intrinsic connection between meanings and sounds, or between the things signified and the words used to signify. Eg. The same object: mianbao in Chinese bread in English pain in French xleb in Russian パン in Japanese
Not only can a thing be signified differently in different languages, but even in a single language several signs can represent the same entity or notion Eg dozen or twelve or 12 for the same concept
Not only can a thing be signified differently in different languages, but even in a single language several signs can represent the same entity or notion. Eg. dozen or twelve or 12 for the same concept