Language forms and functions
- 1. Author Alfonso Rojas C Tutor: Camilo Arturo Cendales
- 2. The nature of languages and linguistics In this chapter we can appreciate the importance of concerning to the naturalness, power and function of language where we can analyse and understand some rules of grammar and a system of arbitrary vocal signs but language is unique and innate and proper of each culture, person and society.
- 3. The nature of human language Language is rule-governed, creative universal innate and learned all at the same time and is distinctly human. 1.1 Fundamental beliefs about language. The most important beliefs about language is assume that the language and communication are important, necessary, inevitable and motivated to interact between people. Language expresses through of result of the philosophical and logical tradition , giving a value to a true or false.
- 4. 1.2 Linguistic signs They are defined as things that stand for or represent something else, linguistic sings involve sequences of sounds which represent concrete objects and events. There are 3 Types of signs: Iconic Indexical Symbolic.
- 5. 1.3 the rule governed nature of language It Is a System that is compound by several patterns of the language and has grammatical competence which part native speakers´ implicit knowledge.
- 6. The nature of grammar They are the rules of the language works like a structure. Also they are communication competences. Where the speakers can articulate the rules of language with you communication abilities