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INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS

Question:

1. Do you agree with saying that it is important to learn linguistics at the department of
English language education? Please explain your reasons
2. To understand linguistics, we firstly need to know the fundamental concepts of language
and communication. Do you agree with that? Why?
3. What do you know of communication? Explain your answer based on online and expert
definitions
4. How many communication systems do humans have? Explain your answer.
5. What types of knowledge do people have that they can produce their speeches in their
social interaction? Explain your answer.

Answer:

1. Yes
2. Yes. We know that there are two important things in Lingustic. There are language and
communication. Firstly, language is one of tools that human use for communication and
we can’t communicate with other without language. If we want to communicate we need
language, cause without language nobody can understand. And also we have to know the
fundamental concepts of communication. If we already know about the fundamental
concepts, we certain can send the information to everyone. We know that,
communication is talk about sender and receiver. So we need to know the fundamental
concepts so that the information that we want to deliv is arrive to the receiver
3. Communication is the process or act of sharing or exchange information through
imparting thoughts, opinion, or writing by symbols, signs, or behavior. And also
communication is a process which the information transmitted from source-to a goal-the
receiver
4. Humans have 3 communication system by symbol, that are:
1. Communicating messages by using symbols in speech
In reality, humans always communicate by using speech. So that information can
arrive to the receiver
2. Communicating messages by using symbols in writing
However, writing allows the preservation of communication over space and
through time (Crane, L. B., Yeager, E., & Whitman, R.L. 1981)
3. Communicating messages by using symbols in gestures
This system is also used by humans in their reality life. When they are tired of
speak and they want to say “OK”, they just make a gesture to say that

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