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Unit 1 Language and Learning 1. Language:” Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication.” It can be understood in the following six aspects: Language as system; Language as symbolic; Language as arbitrary; Language as vocal; Language as human; Language as communication 2. Structural view: The structural view sees language as a linguistic system made up of various subsystems: from phonological, morphological, lexical, etc. to sentences. 3. The functional view: The functional view sees language as a linguistic system but also as a means for doing things. Mo