Human Language Series, Part 1: Term Paper

Open, View, and/or
Download this Document

Total Length: 679 words ( 2 double-spaced pages)

Total Sources: 0

Page 1 of 2

In real time, the elements occur all at once, thus the rules of language are independent of meaning. A sentence can be grammatical but meaningless, or meaningless but grammatical. Syntax, although it varies from language to language, is what makes language uniquely 'human,' no other animal species uses syntax in its communication system. No matter how different our language systems may seem to one another, all human language systems are more similar to one another than to animal systems of communication. Animals do not communicate on a conceptual level, and their language exists only in time. Human language can convey absence, like the fact there is 'no giraffe next to me,' and people who know a language can figure out the meaning of new words by the place of the word and the meaning of other words in a sentence. Language also changes and grows over time, and within the life of the individual, the capacity of a child to develop new and unique language skills far surpasses that of an animal during its lifetime.

Stuck Writing Your "Human Language Series, Part 1:" Term Paper?

View All Our Example Human Language Series, Part 1: Term Paper

Have A Custom Example Essay Written



No matter how broad the range of concepts a particular language system can communicate, however, there are many things languages cannot communicate even 'within' themselves, like relative, subjective ideas -- what is a 'leafy' tree to one person, versus another person's perception of the amount? A picture is likely to be worth a thousand words when describing a face and a map is more useful when conveying directions.

An interesting aspect of the innateness of language is how, although the link between communication and language may be innate, the connection of sound to word is culturally constructed, and part of the limited nature of language. Every language may have a different set of rules and sounds, vocabulary and syntax, and ways and degrees of conveying abstraction. But although no sound, syntax, or drive to communicate certain concepts seems innate, cross-culturally there does seem to be some unique tendencies to the innate ways humans use language as a species......

Show More ⇣

     Open the full completed essay and source list


OR

     Order a one-of-a-kind custom essay on this topic


sample essay writing service

Cite This Resource:

Latest APA Format (6th edition)

Copy Reference
"Human Language Series Part 1 " (2008, May 10) Retrieved July 1, 2025, from
https://www.aceyourpaper.com/essays/human-language-series-part-1-29955

Latest MLA Format (8th edition)

Copy Reference
"Human Language Series Part 1 " 10 May 2008. Web.1 July. 2025. <
https://www.aceyourpaper.com/essays/human-language-series-part-1-29955>

Latest Chicago Format (16th edition)

Copy Reference
"Human Language Series Part 1 ", 10 May 2008, Accessed.1 July. 2025,
https://www.aceyourpaper.com/essays/human-language-series-part-1-29955
   

Open, View, and/or
Download this Document
order custom essay example