语言学图表笔记.docVIP

P1 Features of language Illustration Language is a system Letters, words or phrases, must compose a systematic and unified whole. Those put together without following the universally accepted rules do not form what we call language. Language is arbitrary The form and the meaning of a language do not bear any inter-relationship. Language is vocal Language must be vocal. Although it can be in written form, and in a broad sense it may even include non-vocal gestures and signs. However, any means of communication that exist only in written or non-vocal form cannot be recognized as language. Langu