Nature of Language Flashcards
1
Q
Dynamic human capacity
A
Language
2
Q
System of Rules
A
Grammar
3
Q
Sound System
A
Phonology
4
Q
Lexicon
A
Vocabulary
5
Q
Do animals able to communicate through language?
A
No, they just provide sound and gestures
6
Q
Able to understand each other because they have same set of rules in the language system
A
Speech Community
7
Q
Acquire languages from their community as they grow up
A
Language Acquistion
8
Q
The language we acquire as we grow up / First Language
A
Mother Tongue
9
Q
Other languages that we discover, essential for various reasons
A
Second Language
10
Q
Second Languages that we learn formally in school or informally on their own
A
Language Learning
11
Q
Have different language eventually able to communicate by slowly learning each other language
A
Language Contact
12
Q
Result of Language Contact
A
Language Change
