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    Language is a uniquely human capacity that allows for communication through systems of symbols, sounds, and rules. A language requires a shared set of grammar, vocabulary, and a speech community to be considered a full language. Humans acquire their first language from birth through interaction with others, and may learn additional languages later in life when exposed to language contact between linguistic groups.

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    Language is a uniquely human capacity that allows for communication through systems of symbols, sounds, and rules. A language requires a shared set of grammar, vocabulary, and a speech community to be considered a full language. Humans acquire their first language from birth through interaction with others, and may learn additional languages later in life when exposed to language contact between linguistic groups.

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    Language is a uniquely human capacity that allows for communication through systems of symbols, sounds, and rules. A language requires a shared set of grammar, vocabulary, and a speech community to be considered a full language. Humans acquire their first language from birth through interaction with others, and may learn additional languages later in life when exposed to language contact between linguistic groups.

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    WHAT IS LANGUAGE?

    Together with the


    creation of human life is
    the creation of a
    wonderful and dynamic
    human capacity -
    language.
    Are animals
    capable of
    language?
    Linguists
    Grammar Phonology
    agree that a
    language can
    be called a
    language if it
    Vocabulary
    has the
    following:
    SPEECH COMMUNITY
    a group of people
    sharing a
    common
    language or
    dialect.
    is the process by
    which humans
    acquire the LANGUAGE
    capacity to
    perceive and ACQUISITION
    comprehend
    language
    Mother Language
    Tongue Learning

    First Second
    Language Language
    LANGUAGE CONTACT
    is the social and linguistic phenomenon by which
    speakers of different languages (or different
    dialects of the same language) interact with one
    another, leading to a transfer of linguistic
    features.

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