Today I will be giving the definition of Language for better understanding. Actually, definitions of language have been proposed but we shall be looking at a few of them;
Henry Sweet, an English phonetician and language scholar, stated: “Language is the expression of ideas by means of speech-sounds combined into words. Words are combined into sentences, this combination answering to that of ideas into thoughts.”
The American linguists Bernard Bloch and George L. Trager formulated the following definition: “A language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols by means of which a social group cooperates.”
A language is a system of communication which consists of a set of sounds and written symbols which are used by the people of a particular country or region for talking or writing.
Language is the method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way. Also, language is a system of communication used by a particular country or community.
According to Wikipedia: Language is a system that consists of the development, acquisition, maintenance and use of complex systems of communication, particularly the human ability to do so; and a language is any specific example of such a system. The scientific study of language is called linguistics. And we all know a person studying language is a linguist.
That will be all for now, next time I'll be talking on questions concerning the philosophy of language.
Comment below what you think about this blog post.
Comment below what you think about this blog post.
To your learning
of languages,
of languages,
FrenchLadyDisi
Your Language Tutor.
Your Language Tutor.
No comments:
Post a Comment