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Is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used by people for communicating

• Language

• Speech

• Mother Tongue

• Language Acquisition

People share the same set of rules in the language system.

• Language System

• Speech System

• Language Community

• Speech Community

People acquire the languages used by those in the community which is called

• Language Acquisition

• Speech Deprived

• Language Learning

• Speech Acquisition

The language acquired while growing up

• First Language

• Mother Tongue

• First Speech

• First Word

People discover later on that other languages are needed for various reasons.

• Reserved Language

• Second Language

• Learned Language

• Acquired Language

People learn these languages by studying formally in school or informally on their own.

• Self Language Learning

• Language Learning

• School-based Learning

• Informal Language Learning

The result of such contact may be a new form of language.

It is possible that in your attempt to communicate with each other, you and your Chinese friend will produce new language form that is understandable to both of you.

• New Language

• Language Contact

• Connective Language

• Language Connector

The study of the patterns of sounds in a language and across languages.

The sound system of the language

• Phonology

• Morphology

• Syntax

• Semantics

• Pragmatics

The study of words, how they are formed, and their relationship to other words in the same language.

It analyzes the structure of words and parts of words, such as stems, root words, prefixes, and suffixes.

• Phonology

• Morphology

• Syntax

• Semantics

• Pragmatics

The arrangement of words in sentences, clauses, and phrases

The study of the formation of sentences and the relationship of their component parts

• Phonology

• Syntax

• Morphology

• Semantics

• Pragmatics