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    Language and Communication

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    Here are the answers to the comprehension questions: 1. Yes, animals can communicate but they do not have language in the way humans do. Animal communication systems do not have the complexity, abstraction and generativity of human language. 2. No, monkeys cannot produce language. Their communication systems are not abstract or complex enough to be considered language. They lack elements like grammar, complex syntax and the ability to communicate about things not present. 3. Language acquisition refers to the natural process of learning one's native language from birth while immersed in a speech community. Language learning refers to formally studying additional languages in a classroom setting or independently as an older child or adult. 4. First language refers to a person's native

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    Here are the answers to the comprehension questions: 1. Yes, animals can communicate but they do not have language in the way humans do. Animal communication systems do not have the complexity, abstraction and generativity of human language. 2. No, monkeys cannot produce language. Their communication systems are not abstract or complex enough to be considered language. They lack elements like grammar, complex syntax and the ability to communicate about things not present. 3. Language acquisition refers to the natural process of learning one's native language from birth while immersed in a speech community. Language learning refers to formally studying additional languages in a classroom setting or independently as an older child or adult. 4. First language refers to a person's native

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    Here are the answers to the comprehension questions: 1. Yes, animals can communicate but they do not have language in the way humans do. Animal communication systems do not have the complexity, abstraction and generativity of human language. 2. No, monkeys cannot produce language. Their communication systems are not abstract or complex enough to be considered language. They lack elements like grammar, complex syntax and the ability to communicate about things not present. 3. Language acquisition refers to the natural process of learning one's native language from birth while immersed in a speech community. Language learning refers to formally studying additional languages in a classroom setting or independently as an older child or adult. 4. First language refers to a person's native

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    The Nature of Language


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    Study the ff words. Which spelling is
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    Correct? Incorrect?
    1.Aeroplane
    2. Airplane
    3. Colonise
    4. Colonize
    5. Defence
    6. Defense
    7. Enrolment
    8. Enrollment
    9. Honour
    10. Honor
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    What is
    Language?
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    Language…

     It has SYSTEM OF RULES (also


    known as grammar)
     A sound system (phonology)

     A vocabulary (lexicon)
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    Language is capable of double articulation


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    Language is -

     an abstract system of symbols and


    meanings. This system includes the
    rules (grammar) that relate symbols
    and meanings so that we can
    communicate with each other.
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     Language, our primary tool of thought and


    perception, is at the heart of who we are as
    individuals.

    Language Acquisition
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    Mother tongues
    First Languages
    Second languages
    Language learning
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    What happens if people visit


    another speech community that is
    different from their own?

    Language change
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     What happens if you, who


    speaks a mother tongue
    and English, go to work in
    China where the residents
    speak Mandarin and a
    little bit of English?
     Will you be able to
    communicate with the
    Chinese?
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    Language contact

    Language change
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     Language is indeed a
    complex human capacity.
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     Language is a human capacity that consists of (a) a system
    of rules (also known as grammar), (b) a sound system
    (phonology), and (c) a vocabulary (lexicon)
     While growing up in a community, people acquire the
    languages used by those in the community. This is the
    process of language acquisition.
     The languages acquired while growing up are known as
    mother tongues, which may also be referred to as first
    languages.
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     Other than the first languages, there are other languages


    that are needed for various reasons. These other
    languages are referred to as second languages.
     People learn their second languages in school or on their
    own. This is the process of language learning.
     In our interaction with other people, our languages come
    into contact with other languages, resulting in language
    change. Language change is a natural behavior of all
    languages.
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    Comprehension Questions
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    1. Can animals communicate? Explain.

    2. Can monkeys produce language?

    3. What is the difference between language


    acquisition and language learning?
    4. What is the difference between first language
    and second language?
    5. What happens after a language comes into
    contact with another?

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