LIN 3713 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: International Phonetic Alphabet, Speech Perception, Coarticulation
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Language involves words and sentences and both expression and comprehension. Language is a process of the brain that helps people communicate their thoughts to other individuals. La(cid:374)guage is a (cid:862)(cid:272)o(cid:373)ple(cid:454) a(cid:374)d d(cid:455)(cid:374)a(cid:373)i(cid:272) s(cid:455)ste(cid:373) of (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:448)e(cid:374)tio(cid:374)al s(cid:455)(cid:373)(cid:271)ols that is used i(cid:374) (cid:448)a(cid:396)ious (cid:373)odes fo(cid:396) thought a(cid:374)d (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)u(cid:374)i(cid:272)atio(cid:374). (cid:863) Morphemes the smallest units of language that carry meaning; we combine them to create words. Code the translation of one type of information into another type of information; this involves the use of symbols. In language, we create words by using morphemes to represent myriad aspects of the world around our language community. Referent the aspect of the world to which the word refers. We must follow specific rules for organizing thoughts into words and sentences. The second characteristic of language is that the system of symbols is conventional, so the members of a community or culture can share it. Conventional means users of a language abide by accepted rules.
