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新编简明英语语言学教程 新编简明英语语言学教程 -第二版 -整理 PAGE PAGE # / 9 Chapter 1: Introduction Linguistics: 语言学 It is generally defined as the scientific study of language. （ Linguistics studies not any particular language ,but it studies language in general） General linguistics: 普通语言学 The study of language as a whole is called general linguistics. （language is a complicated entity with multiple layers and facets ） Language: Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication. descriptive （描述性）:A linguistic study aims to describe and analyze the language people actually use. prescript