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Chapter 1 Language
一、本章复习建议
本章学习主要要掌握 3 个知识点。;
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二、本章重要知识点讲解考
(一)Definition of language 语言的定义三
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Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols for munication. 宝
“语言”几种最常见的定义: a 人类的言语; b 通过言语来交流的能力; c :
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用来表达或交流思想和感觉的一套声音及这些声音互相结合的系统;d 系统的文题
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【填空题】 Language is a ______ because every language consists of a set of 软
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rules which underlie people’s actual speech or writing. 、
【答案】system 串
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【解析】elements of language bined according to rules 笔
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(二)Design features of human language 语言的本质特征、
1. Productivity 能产性历
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Productivity is a feature of all languages that novel utterances are continually 真
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being created. It is an aspect of language which is linked to the fact that the potential 及
number of utterances in any human language is infinite. 答
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语言的能产性也就是说它具有构成无穷句子的潜力。!
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2. Discreteness 离散性城
Discreteness refers to the phenomenon that the sounds in a language are
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meaningfully distinct. 发音的不同会导致意义的不同。 For instance, the difference w
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between the sounds /p/ and /b/ is not actually very great, but when these sounds are k
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part of a language like English, they are used in such a way that the occurrence of one it
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rather than the other