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language State the nature of language briefly with examples. Why is it said that the language system is unique to human beings? What arc the characteristics of human language? What are the social functions of language? Do animals other than humans have their own languages? Exemplify how animals communicate with each othe匚 Can language be viewed only as a system of communication? Why not? How did language come into being? What is the relationship between the origin of language and the origin of human beings? Rewrite each of the following lists of words into natural ordef. Five /the /fresh /potatoes Pretty /American /girls /the two Airlines /brand /France-made /new /the two Fashions /Chinese /the /latest /three Beginning /hardworking /two /the /workers Fill in the blanks with the proper words. function means language can be used to “do things? function means the use of language to reveal something about the feelings and attitudes of the speaker. Most imperative sentences are associated with function? The sentence “Whats it like?” shows function. Greetings shows function. “ We are most grateful for this. ” shows function. Propaganda shows function. refers to contexts removed from the immediate of the speake 匚 For , reference is not the only, not even the primary goal of communication. Halliday^s metafunctions include , , ? Linguistics should include at least five parameters: ? 1 LSay the following are true or false. If it is false correct it Language distinguishes us from animals because it is far more sophisticated than any animals communication system. There is not a certain degree of correspondence between the sequence of clauses and the actual happenings ? The theories discussed in the textbook about the origins of language arc not at most a speculation. The definition/6 Language is a tool for human communication. has no problem. The definition, language is a set of rules 二 tells nothing about its functions ? Hall, like Sapir, treats language as a pure