Introduction to Language

The purpose of language is to communicate our thoughts and feelings on particular things.

• True

• False

Language can only be presented in written form.

• True

• False

The first form of language was presented in symbol form.

• True

• False

Hieroglyphics was the artistic language of Ancient Egypt.

• True

• False

Someone who studies language is known as a....

• Verbalist

• English

• Linguist

Any language spoken as a native tongue that has developed out of the contact of two or more languages.

• Standard

• Creole

• Pidgin

Language consists of__________parts.

The basic unit of writing is

• words

• letters

• sentence

A sentence communicates a complete thought about something.

• True

• False

A complete sentence must begin with a capital letter.

• True

• False