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Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you should be able to:

1. Define the following terms: speech, language, and communication.

2. Distinguish between nonlinguistic, paralinguistic, and metalinguistic aspects of communication.

3. Name the main properties of language.

4. Describe the five components of language and their defining characteristics.




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