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WHAT IS LINGUISTICS? Linguistics is defined as the scientific study of language .It is the ; systematic study of the elements of language and the principles  Autres questions
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  • What are the different definitions of language by linguists?

    For a linguist a language is a human form of communication, which includes the phonetics, the phonology, the morphology, the syntax, the semantics, and the discourse context, as presented by a given speech community.
    It is a living form of communication, which changes across speech communities and over time.

  • What is the definition of language by different scholars and linguists?

    The definition of Sapir expresses that language is mainly concerned with only human beings and constituted a system of sounds produced by them for communication.
    BLOCH and TRAGER - according to them, a language is a system of arbitrary vocal sounds by means of social group cooperates.

  • What is Chomsky's definition of language?

    Chomsky's theory posits that language consists of both deep structures and surface structures: Outward-facing surface structures relate phonetic rules into sound, while inward-facing deep structures relate words and conceptual meaning.

  • What is Chomsky's definition of language?

    Thus, according to Chomsky, there is a dis- tinct language faculty in the brain, much of linguistic knowledge is innate, linguistic knowledge consists of abstract and unconscious principles, and. a language is not learnt but rather 'acquired', etc.

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