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<question3>How do linguists understand language to be? 

• human

• innate

• learned

• universal

• communicative

<question3>What are the main functions of  a language? 

• communicative

• phatic

• metalinguistic

• informative

What is  a “phatic” function of  a language?

• it is the main unity of morphology

• it explains language rules by means of the language itself,

• it serves to change the form of the same very word.

• it maintains social relations (as in greetings or talk about the weather),

What is  a “metalinguistic” function of  a language? 

• it is when language is used to express emotions and feelings

• it explains language rules by means of the language itself

• it is when language is used to influence the behavior of others through commands

• when language is used to create aesthetic effects like poetry or slogans

How are language rules explained as  a “metalinguistic” function? 

• By using gestures and facial expressions instead of words

• By translating the rules into mathematical formulas

• by means of the language itself

• By expressing feelings and emotions about the rules

<question2>What are the main properties of linguistic signs? 

• informative and meaningful.

• are always iconic and visually resemble the object they refer to

• involve sequences of sounds which represent concrete objects and events as well as abstractions.

• are genetically inherited and do not require learning

”Language is a system of communication by speaking, writing, or making signs” according to…

• Oxford dictionary

• Cambridge dictionary

• English dictionary

• Meaning dictionary

Who determined the distinction between language and speech? 

• Ferdinand de Saussure

• Noam Chomsky

• B.F. Skinner

• Leonard Bloomfield

Who stated that “a human language is the distinctive quality of mind”? 

• R. L. Trask

• Leonard Bloomfield

• B.F. Skinner

• American professor of Linguistics N. Chomsky

Language is “what makes us human”, according to… 

• According to N. Chomsky

• According to R. L. Trask

• According to Ferdinand de Saussure

• According to Leonard Bloomfield