《Chapter2phonology》-精选·课件设计.pptVIP

Chapter 2 Phonology 1. Speech is prior to writing, the writing system is for the use of recording speech of any language, there are still languages in today’s society with only spoken but not written form. 2. In everyday communication, speech plays a greater role than writing in terms of the amount information conveyed. 3.Native speakers of any languages first acquire the speech but much later learn the writing in the course of language learning. 4. For modern linguists, they believe that spoken language reveal many true features, whereas written forms may be treated as some “revised” record