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According to the medium of transfer, language can be...
Oral or Written
Does communicative competence include verbal and non verbal elements?
Yes, it does.
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.
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.
How many languages are spoken in the world today?
Roughly 7,100 languages are spoken in the world today.
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