Or maybe the reason is in fact simple: human beings are al ways curious in seeking what they don't know of language use without realizing its wonder? Ourse Consider: What are taken for granted in our ce 2021/2/21
2021/2/21 Or maybe the reason is in fact simple: human beings are always curious in seeking what they don’t know. Consider: What are taken for granted in our course of language use without realizing its wonder?
A few Questions under the study of Linguistics ) -Where does language come from? How? When? )--Why is language human-specific? ) --Why can a child learn his/her mother tongue in a short period of time?--How does language change? )--How can people talk orderly? )--How can we say one thing but mean another? )--Why can a person speak and understand a sentence s/he had never spoken or heard before Etc 2021/2/21
2021/2/21 A few Questions under the study of Linguistics --Where does language come from? How? When? --Why is language human-specific? --Why can a child learn his/her mother tongue in a short period of time? --How does language change? --How can people talk orderly? --How can we say one thing but mean another? --Why can a person speak and understand a sentence s/he had never spoken or heard before? Etc
What is linguistics Linguistics the scientific study of language concerns itself with all aspects of how people use language and what they must know in order to do 2021/2/21
2021/2/21 What is linguistics Linguistics, the scientific study of language, concerns itself with all aspects of how people use language and what they must know in order to do so
The Domain of Linguistics Language is a complicated entity with multiple layers and facets, so the linguists have to concentrate on one aspect of it at a time Modern linguists concern themselves with many different facets of language, from the physical properties of the sound waves in utterances to the intentions of speakers towards others in conversations and the social contexts in which conversations are embedded. The branches of linguistics are concerned with how languages are structured, how languages are used, and how they change. 2021/2/21
2021/2/21 The Domain of Linguistics Language is a complicated entity with multiple layers and facets , so the linguists have to concentrate on one aspect of it at a time. Modern linguists concern themselves with many different facets of language, from the physical properties of the sound waves in utterances to the intentions of speakers towards others in conversations and the social contexts in which conversations are embedded. The branches of linguistics are concerned with how languages are structured, how languages are used, and how they change
Language as a Formal System The study of sounds which are used in linguistic communicati on is calle d phonetics 语 音学 2021/2/21
2021/2/21 I Language as a Formal System The study of sounds which are used in linguistic communicati on is called phonetics 语 音学