Linguisticsl Chapter 1 Language and Linguistics Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication.Features of language: displacement, arbitrariness, productivity/creativity, cultural transmission, duality, discreteness不连续性1.1 The nature of language: 考论述language is systematic. In natural verbal communication, people can learn and use a language consistently. This shows that language is systematic. This property is usually claimed to be unique to humans.la
