第一章英语语言学引论.ppt
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1、Chapter I Introduction,Why study language? What is language? What is linguistics?,Chapter I Introduction,Why study language Language 2.1 Definition 2.2 Origin 2.3 Design features 2.4 Functions 2.5 Typology,Linguistics 3.1 Definition 3.2 Scope 3.3 Important distinctions,1. Why study language,Language
2、 is an integral part of our life and humanity.,Yet we know little or even have wrong ideas about it.,Where does language come from? How? When?,Why is language human-specific?,The function of language is to exchange information.,How can we say one thing but mean another?,Why can a child learn his/her
3、 mother tongue so easily?,Language has a form-meaning correspondence.,The subject of language is intriguing and useful.,Language can be used as a way of finding out: How the brain works. How children learn language. Why people use different varieties of language. What the role of language is in diff
4、erent cultures, etc.,2. Language,2.1 Definition,Different senses,Bad language Shakespeares language Business language The English language A student of language,Expressions Idiolect Variety Abstract system Universal properties,Definition of language as a research subject,Language is a system of arbi
5、trary vocal symbols used for human communication.,Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication.,2. Language,Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication.,Language is systematic. Elements are combined according to rules. Language is arbi
6、trary. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.,语言是人类用于交际的任意有声符号系统。,译,2. Language,Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication.,Language is basically vocal. The primary medium is sound for all languages. Language is symbolic. It is meaningless by itself. Languag
7、e is human-specific. Bird songs and bee dances Language is communicative. That is its major function.,2. Language,2.2 Origin (of speech),The divine theory endowed by God (The Tower of Babel) The bow-wow theory imitative of animal calls (mew, hiss) The pooh-pooh theory instinctive cries out of emotio
8、ns (interjections) The ding-dong theory natural resonance when struck (ding-dong, bang),2. Language,2.2 Origin (of speech),The yo-he-yo theory rhythmic grunts when working (heave, haul),Summary Language originated from our experience of the external and internal world, and our contact with others. I
9、t evolves within specific historical, social and cultural contexts.,Questions for discussion: Will the day come when all languages become one? What is possibly the first language? Where do you think language came from?,2. Language,2.3 Design features,Design features refer to the defining properties
10、of language that distinguish it from any animal system of communication.,Design features refer to the defining properties of language that distinguish it from any animal system of communication.,Arbitrariness 任意性 no natural relationship between meaning and form A rose by any other name would smell a
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