01linguistics.pptVIP

Chapter One Invitations to Linguistics 学习目的： 初步了解语言和语言学； 基本概念 本章重点： 语言的本质特征（1.3）； 语言的功能（1.5）； 语言学中的几个重要的区分（1.9） 1. Why Study Language? Language is essential to human life. It plays a central role in our life as individuals and social beings. Are they so truthful? Language is only a means of communication. Language has a form-meaning correspondence. The function of language is to exchange information. English is more difficult to learn than Chinese. Black English is not standard and should be reformed. Some fundamental views about L Children learn their native language swiftly, efficiently a