Linguistics is the scientific of languagewhat is Language and how is it represented in the mind?
To understand the changing nature of language, we have to took at psychological issues, such as learning ability and perception, and social factors.
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Structure of Language
According to Douglas, there are different dimensions of language.there are:
Competence and perfomance
Comprehension and production
Nature and nurture
Universal Grammars
He also indicated that each language structure consists of four different areas:
Phonology
Semantics
Grammar
Pragmatics
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Funtions of Language
Halliday suggests that the functions of language can be separated in seven areas included;
Instrumental Function
Regulatory Function
Representational Function
Interactive Function
Personal Function
Heuristic Function
Imaginative Function