Chapter 1_Invitations to Linguistics.pptVIP

Chapter 1 Invitations toLinguistics 1. Why Study Language? 1.1 Some myths about language 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. 2. What is Language? Language “is not to be confused with human speech, of which it is only a definite part, though certainly an essential one. It is both a social product of the faculty of speech and a collection of necessary conventions that have been adop