language and communication

the earliest writing form . it is the generic name for a system of a sign writing based on a visual representation of objects . it uses abstract forms based on picture of the images the meant to represent .

• the glyph

• abugida

• the hieroglyph

• the cuneiform

language as a system consists of letters arranged in a a specific way to form sounds , which are formed according to specific grammatical rules .words are used to form sentences according to specific parachutic rules to express meaning in specific context

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language acquisition is the process in which young people use words , phrases , sentences and body language to communicate with others easily

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what is first language acquisition ?

• first language acquisition refers to babies learning their native language

• first language acquisition refers to babies learning accent and modern writing systems to express their feelings

• first language acquisition refers to body language

• first language acquisition refers to babies learning their native language in school

which of the following is not a correct difference between spoken language and written language ?

• spoken language is produced in its spontaneous oral form , as opposed to written language many languages has no writing formant so they are only spoken

• writing is usually permanent and written texts cannot usually be changed once they have been printed or written out .

• writing language tends to be full of repetitions , incomplete sentences , corrections and interruptions

an accent writing system is a set of sounds used to represent units of languages in a systematic way

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when all communication was spoken , everybody had the same access to communication . when it became written , people who were illiterate were left behind . this meant that some people with in society had access to more information that others did . it also meant that literate people had greater access to power and influence , even wealth

what do we call this social change resulting from the invention of writing

• elitism

• speed of knowledge

• empire buildings

• literate

how is language related to culture ?

• language and culture are related because language consists of words , phrases, sentences based on semantic rules

• different people use different languages and have different ways of using body languages

• culture is a set of practices , codes , values , idols . believes , traditions , foods , costumes

• many of the aspects of culture are expressed in words , phrases such as names , foods , clothes , items . therefore , language and culture are interrelated as culture affects language and language is used to express culture

people in the same or different places communicate all the time uses different ways . a professor in a class room is the sender , the information is the message , the students are the receivers

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a tv news reader is the receiver , the news she / he reads is the message , the audience are the senders

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• false