《Language》7分解.pptVIP

LOGO Language design feature of languagedefining properties of human language that distinguish it from any animal system of communication What is Linguistics? The scientific study of human language What is Linguistics The Linguistics System II. Important Distinctions in Linguistics I .design feature of language III. The world language classification Ⅰ. design feature of language 1)Arbitrariness 2)Duality 3)Creativity/Productivity 4)Displacement 5)Cultural Transmission 1）Arbitrariness(任意性):the forms of linguistic signs bear no natural relationship to their meaning. eg：书, book, livr