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Overview. In this chapter you’ll learn about the complex relationship between language and identity. Language reflects both the individual characteristics of a person, as well as the beliefs and practices of his or her community.
What is language? language across the planet. It is concerned with the immense variety among the languages of the world, as well as the common traits that. cut across the differences. The book presents a number of analytic tools for comparing and contrasting different languages, and for seeing any one particular language in a la.
By considering language as a system, shaped by design features, we can understand what characteristics human language shares with other natural communication systems and learn how language is different.
1. INTRODUCTORY: LANGUAGE DEFINED Language a cultural, not a biologically inherited, function. Futility of interjectional and sound-imitative theories of the origin of speech. Definition of language. The psycho-physical basis of speech. Concepts and language. Is thought possible without language? Abbreviations and transfers of the speech process.
Language is a term, which due to its range of applications, has prompted innumerable definitions. Some of these focus on the general concept of ‘language’, others on more specific aspects of ‘a language’ and yet others on its more formal features like phonology, grammar and semantics.
† Language is analysed on different levels of sound, words, grammar and meaning. † These levels of language interact with each other, and also with context and an individual’s knowledge of the world.
Language is a complex and multifaceted tool that serves various functions in human communication. It is not only a medium for conveying information but also a means for expressing emotions, maintaining social bonds, and regulating behavior.
