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  • According to the medium of transfer, language can be...
    Oral or Written
  • Name the 5 subcompetences of communicative competence.
    Grammatical competence, Sociolinguistic competence, Discourse competence, Strategic competence, Sociocultural competence
  • Define the term communicative competence.
    The ability to adapt the speech and language to the specific situation, context and receivers.
  • How many languages are spoken in the world today?
    Roughly 7,100 languages are spoken in the world today.
  • Does communicative competence include verbal and non verbal elements?
    Yes, it does.
  • What are the origins of language?
    1. It developed from gestures, natural sounds, interjections... 2. Manage personal properties 3. Result of our physiological characteristics.
  • Describe four characteristics of a language.
    1. Means of communication; 2. Arbitrary; 3. Systematic; 4. Primarily vocal; 5. Social phenomenon; 6. Conventional; 7. Complex; 8. Modifiable; 9. Dual; 10.Unique
  • What do all languages have in common?
    It's nature. It's made of words, organized to make a sentence, according to a set of rules.
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