语言学第一单元（The first unit of linguistics）.docVIP

语言学第一单元（The first unit of linguistics） Chapter 1 Linguistics Test point 1: definition (select or fill in the blanks) Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication. Bring about Language distinguishes human beings from animals because it is far more sophisticated than any animal communication system. The scientific study of human languages. It studies not just one language of any one society, but the language of all human beings. The study of linguistics is that all human languages are not limited to one language, such as English. Language is vocal 1) The primary medium for all languages is sound. 2) Writing systems came into being much later than the spoken forms. Word is the smallest unit that can be used, by itself, as a complete utterance. The word is the smallest unit that can form a complete statement independently Test point 2: Design features language definition characteristics (big problem analysis) Design features: the distinctive features of human language that essentially make the human language distinguishable from languages of animals. (definition fills up the topic) The four Design features of the language of the language are also the characteristics of the language of good animal language A, Arbitrariness is arbitrary There is no logical connection between meanings and sounds. There is no natural connection between the linguistic form of symbols and the meaning expressed. Different sounds are used to refer to the same object in Different languages. (the arbitrariness of semantic relationship) Arbitrariness at the syntactic level: language is not arbitrary at the syntactic level. (language is non-arbitrariness at the syntactic level) [judgment] The link between a linguistic sign and its fancy is a matter of convention. The form of language and the connection of meaning are conventionality, namely the regulation There are two levels of arbitrariness, not any level!!! (question) Arbitrariness, making language, creative langu