Criteria of the System of Communication in order for it to be considered a language, characteristics of language, and its building blocks. #LanguageCurriculum

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2. NATURE AND
STRUCTURE OF
LANGUAGE

3. According to “Barnes &
Noble” Language- is a
system of symbols and
rules that is used for
meaningful communication.
LANGUAGE

4. Criteria of the
system of
communication in
order for it to be
considered a
language:
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5. A language uses Symbols, which
are sounds, gestures, or written
characters that represent objects,
actions, events, and ideas.
Reference: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/alamo-
sociology/chapter/reading-elements-of-culture

6. Symbols enable people to
refer to objects that are in
another place or events that
occurred at a different time.
Reference: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/alamo-
sociology/chapter/reading-elements-of-
culture/

7. A language is meaningful
and therefore can be
understood by other users
of that language.
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8. A language is generative, which
means that the symbols of a
language can be combined to produce
an infinite number of messages
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THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF
LANGUAGE

10.  Language is organized
hierarchically, from phonemes
to morphemes to phrases and
sentences that communicate
meaning.
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11. PHONEMES
 are the smallest
distinguishable units
in a language.
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12. Morphemes
are the smallest
meaningful units in a
language.
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13. SYNTAX

14. Reference: www.sparknotes.com
copyright 2020
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is a system of rules
that governs how
words can be
meaningfully
arranged to form
phrases and
sentences

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CHARACTERISTICS OF A LANGUAGE

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