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    Lesson 1 - The Nature of Language

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    Language consists of three key components - a system of rules (grammar), a sound system (phonology), and a vocabulary (lexicon). A dialect is a variation of a single language that different speech communities may use. When people from different speech communities interact, their languages come into contact which can result in language change over time.

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    Language consists of three key components - a system of rules (grammar), a sound system (phonology), and a vocabulary (lexicon). A dialect is a variation of a single language that different speech communities may use. When people from different speech communities interact, their languages come into contact which can result in language change over time.

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    LANGUAGE AND

    COMMUNICATION
    The Nature of Language
    WHAT IS LANGUAGE?
    Linguists agree that a language can only
    be called a language if it has a system of
    rules (also known as grammar), a sound
    system (phonology), and a vocabulary
    (lexicon).
    system of rules (grammar)
    sound system (phonology)
    vocabulary (lexicon)

    requirements for identifying a means of


    communication as a language
    DIALECT?
    A dialect is a sub-variety of a single
    language.
    TAGALOG
    (Language)

    Tagalog-Quezon Tagalog-Batangas
    Tagalog-Bulacan Tagalog-Manila
    (Dialects of a Single Language)
    People can understand each
    other because they belong to the
    same speech community.
    People can understand each
    other because in their speech
    community, they share the same
    set of rules in the language
    system.
    While growing up, 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.
    People discover later on that
    “other languages” are needed for
    various reasons --- these “other
    languages” may be referred to as
    second languages.
    People learn these languages
    by studying formally in school
    or informally on their own ---
    this is the process of language
    learning.
    What happens if people visit another
    speech community that is different
    from their own?
    What happens if you, for example,
    who speaks a mother tongue, 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?
    Language Contact

    new form of language


    Your own languages may also
    change as you constantly interact
    and communicate with each other.

    Language change is the


    result of language contact.
    TAKE-AWAY:
    • Language is a human capacity that consists of
    (1) a system of rules -- also known as grammar;
    (2) a sound system – phonology; and (3) 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.
    TAKE-AWAY:
    • The languages acquired while growing up are
    known as mother tongues, which may also be
    referred to as first languages.
    • Other than the first languages, there are other
    languages that needed for various reasons.
    These other languages are referred to as second
    languages.
    TAKE-AWAY:
    • 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 their
    languages, resulting in language change.
    Language change is a natural behaviour of all
    languages.
    CONCEPT BANK:
    1. Language 7. Second Language
    2. Dialect 8. Language Learning
    3. Speech Community 9. Language Contact
    4. Language Acquisition 10. Language Change
    5. Mother Tongue 11. Mutual Intelligibility
    6. First Language

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