Introduction to Language

1. Language ( what is language ) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language Linguistic : http://www.cs.indiana.edu/classes/c661/ling_k.html Knowledge of sound system (phonetic & pholology)
….....................word ( semantics and syntacitc)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistics (explaination of linguistic)

http://www.speech-therapy-information-and-resources.com/linguistic-knowledge-bases.html
( linguistic based on what? Semantic-syntactic/ phonology/ phonetics )

2. Brain and language ( Existence of a human language ) http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%AA%9E%E8%A8%80 语言是非常复杂的，他受到人脑的，与思维密不可分。直到目前为止，科学技术还不能完全模拟人脑的语言功能，机器翻译更难以实现。 有人谈及动物语言，但是大多数语言学家还不能肯定动物是否具有运用语言符号的能力。更多的专家倾向于认为动物的语言只是一种信号，而不是一个信息系统。同样的，在人工语言中的数学语言或计算机语言也不属于真正的语言。

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_brain#Language (7)

http://www.news-medical.net/health/Language-and-the-Human-Brain.aspx

http://library.thinkquest.org/C004367/la4.shtml

3. Human language and animal communication （pg17 txt book) Why we talk human language but not animal communication How would you define human language in a way which distinguishes it from all other forms of animal communication? 你该如何定义人类语言，区别于所有其他动物沟通方式的形式？

That is, what defining traits separate human language from other forms of animal communication? 怎样的定义的特征，从动物沟通方式中区别了人类语言？

http://www.ehow.com/info_8791437_human-language-vs-animal-communication.html http://www.inforefuge.com/contrasting-human-language-with-animal-communication Introduction

Language research is a very complex problem. Language can be separate in many types and have various purposes, each language has its own characteristics. Humans life is closely related to language, everyone at least know a language, when we acquire the language, we need to follow rules of grammar. The existance of human language is also closely related to the brain, part of the brain are responsible for human linguistic abilities. Besides, there are some unique

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