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Properties of Language (Linguistics) (human language (duality of pattern…
Properties of Language (Linguistics)
signals
communicative
intentional
informative
unintentional
human language
arbitrariness
system of conventional vocal signs
discreteness
combining descrete units in rule-governed ways -> larger units
paradigmatic relationships
syntagmatic relationships
relevant in all levels of language
displacement
time and space can be shifted (present, past, future)
productivity
creative new combinations of sounds and meaning
cultural transmission
language is learned and evolving over time(and generations)
duality of pattern
meaningless units
sounds
meaningful units
words