Introduction to Linguistic Flashcards
Is defined as linguist communication, speech communication, cognitive ability, and culture based
Language
As speech communication, language is about the production and reception of sounds
Verbal communication
Language as a cognitive ability is professed as an instrument of thinking, where language mirrors the mind.
Mental process
Perceived as sets of signs and a system of symbols grounded on pure arbitrary concords.
Linguistic communication
The arrangement of these words in the sentence is systematic, which means that you cannot rearrange these words unless the meaning remains
Syntax / syntactic
Language is a means of communicating the culture of a particular community or members of society
Culture-shaped
He write this quote “ It is time to return to viewing language as cultural because language is a social institution “
Saussure (1916)
Give the language views
Structuralists
Transformationalists
Functionalists
Interactionists
Believe that language is a structured system of components, an idea with a specific framework.
Structuralists
The__ assert that learning language is putting all the pieces together because they are interrelated.
Structuralists
Language is a generative and creative process
Transformationalists
Viewed language as an instrument for communication and a vehicle for expression
Functionalists
He confirmed that language potentially creates not only meaning but also society, which is fully achieved when it is used in functional communication
Michael Halliday (2018)
Viewed language as a product of a human desire to communicate with another and acquire language which one desires to learn
Interactionists
According to him language is developed through social interaction
Vygotsky (1962)
Language basic Constitution is described in ___, give the 8 description
1Learned
2 Related to the culture of society
3 Species-specific, uniformed and unique to human
4 Sysmtem
5 Vocal
6 Skill subject
7 Means for communication
8 Arbitrary
Language is something that is learned through exposure and practice
Language as something learnt
language reflects and shapes culture, influencing how we think and relate to each other.
Language as related to the culture of society
The ability to use and respond to language is genetically inherited by humans
Language as species-specific, uniformed, and unique to humans
Only human beings are capable of acquiring language, set in the right environment
Language as species-specific, uniformed, and unique to humans
According to him humam brains is different from animals
Chomsky (1975)
It needs analysis, it’s is a system of sounds and symbol
Language as a system
Language is vocal. Speech is the fundamental expression of language
Language as vocal
Learning a language is acquiring skills
Language as a skill subject
Give the 5 macro skills
Listening
Viewing
Speaking
Reading
Writing
Is the ability to understand information represented in word and sentence either through visual or auditory
Receptive skill
Is the facility to put forth sensible ideas into visual and acoustic symbol such as writing and speaking with accurate grammatical representation
Expressive language skill
Branded as a process of conveying and exchanging messages from person to person using a medium mostly done for the society to function cohesively
Language as a means for communication
Language is __ in the sense that language meaning existed as they are
Language as arbitrary
It is the silent pact that each generation transmit to the next
Conventional and Non-instinctive
Language is ___ since none is born with the spontaneity to speak any language
Conversational and Non-instinctive
Language evolves as a means of adapting to the demands of the people who use it
Productivity and Creativity
Meaningless sound combined according to rules to form meaningful words
Duality
Narrating events and situation, without actually living them at the moment.
Displacement
No species other than humans are gifted with language
Humanness
A Linguistic universal is a systematic occurrence of the linguistic patterns across national languages.
Universality
