《现代语言学》第一章绪论.docVIP

第一章 绪论 一、知识体系 二、本章重点 1. Linguistics is defined as the scientific study of language. 2. Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication. 3. The duality nature of language means that language is a system, which consists of two sets of structure, or two levels, one sounds and the other of meanings. 4.Displacement means that language can be used to refer to things which are present or not present, real or imagined matters in the past, present, or future, or in for away places. 5. while human capacity for language has a genetic basis , but instead have to be taught an