语言学概论Chap1.pptVIP

Chapter 1 Invitation to Linguistics I. Warm-up questions Judge whether the following sayings are correct: 1. Language is a means of verbal (口头) communication. 2. Animals have no language. 3. English is a tone language. 4. With a limited number of words in the language, people can produce a limitless number of sentences. 5. If you are good at the pronunciation and grammar of a language , you can use it properly. 6. A child normally begins to speak language properly at the age of 2.5. II. Major points to study 1. Definition of language and its design features; 2. Functions of language; 3. Main