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Precentation Linguistic Kel 1
Precentation Linguistic Kel 1
English Linguistics
THEME : A. DEFINITION OF LANGUAGE IN GENERAL
B. THEORY OF THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE
GROUP’S MEMBER :
1. RIFQIYAH ISNANI AMALIAH (03010321030)
2. RIZKI PUTRA WIDYANTORO (03010321031)
3. RIZKY ARDINA AMALIA (03010321032)
Definition of language in general
a system of conventional spoken, manual (signed), or written symbols by
means of which human beings, as members of a social group and participants
in its culture, express themselves.
The definition from the expert:
Language is a purely human non-instinctive method of communicating ideas,
emotions and desires by means of a system of voluntary produces
symbols(Sapir, 1921:8)