摘要
If you ask a linguist the question what language is, most likely you will get an answer like this: " Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communicatin ".Note here that there are some implicit assumptions involved in this definition: language equals a system of symbols and language is for communication. If you have an inquisitive mind, you may not settle for the answer given and ask again:"Does that mean that those symbols are
出处
《山东外语教学》
北大核心
1990年第2期22-28,16,共8页
Shandong Foreign Language Teaching