Lecture

1. The nature of
language
MR. JOHN MIKKO B. FLORES, LPT
INSTRUCTOR 1

2. LEARNING
oBJECTIVES
At the end of this lesson, students are expected to;
● demonstrate an understanding of the
key ideas in language and
communication; and
● relate your personal experience about
language and communication

3. Vocabulary
analysis
Study the following words. Which spelling is
correct? Justify your answers

4. Pool of words
1.
aeroplane
airplane
2.
colonize
colonise
3.
defence
defense
enrolment
enrollment
4.

5. What is language?
 Together with the creation of
human life is the creation of
wonderful and dynamic human
capacity- language

6. What exactly Is language?
Linguist agree that a language can be called a
language if it has;
● a system of rules (also known as grammar)
● a sound system (phonology)
● and a vocabulary (lexicon)

7. Monkey vs. human

8. Speech
community
What langauge is used by people,
understanding each other is
possible because they come from
the same speech community.
They are able to understand each
other because they have the same
set of rules in the language system.

9. Language
acquisition
The process where people
acquire languages from
their community as they
grow up.

10. Mother
languages
These are the languages
we acquire as we grow
up, which we also know
as the first languages.

11. Second
languages
These are other
languages people
discover and also
essential for various
reasons.

12. Language
learning
The process of learning
these second languages
formally in school, or
informally on their own

13. What happens if
people visit
another speech
community that is
different from
their own?

14. Americans
and
british

15. Filipino
(tagalog),
Putonghua
(mandarin)
and
english

16. Language
contact
The process of slowly
learning each other’s
languages

17. Language
change
Your own language may
also change as you
constantly interact and
communicate with each
other also known as the
result of language contact

18. Language is indeed a complex human capacity. It is
therefore, important to be aware of its features and
behavior to be able to use it more effectively and
productively in communicating with others.
Wrap up!

19. Did you know?
Did you know that dogs can
smell your feelings?
Dogs can pick up on subtle
changes in your scent, which
can help him figure out how you
are feeling, such as by smelling
your perspiration when you
become nervous or fearful.
Did you know that a cat uses its
whiskers as feelers to determine
if a space is too small to
squeeze through?
Also, cats love to sleep. A
fifteen-year-old cat has
probably spent ten years of its
life sleeping.

20. Very
interesting
facts!
This is where you section ends. Duplicate this set of slides as many times you need to go over all your sections.

21. Thank you!
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