Republic of the Philippines

UNIVERSITY of RIZAL SYSTEM

Antipolo City

COLLEGE of EDUCATION

Name: Ma. Mhika Francess P. Caburnay Rating:

Date: Aug. 21, 2021 Year and Section: BSE-ENGLISH 1

1. Some features common to all-natural languages have been mentioned above. Can you think of
some additional properties that unite all languages?

These are the additional properties that unite all languages:

 All languages have grammar - To understand each other we should have proper
grammar. All languages have vowels and consonants and with that languages have
words that are formed, as a way of organizing words into sentences, a systematic way
of assigning meanings. With that, proper forming and organizing words into context will
help the readers or listeners to understand.

 All languages are equally valid - As I had said, all languages have grammar. In this
case, there’s no way to say that one grammar is better or worse than another grammar.
Linguistics takes a scientific approach to language, and scientists don’t rank or rate
other species as important as they study. Many studies attribute value to particular
dialects or varieties, and sociolinguistic research tells us that there can be negative or
positive social consequences for people who speak certain varieties. There is no
linguistic basis for making that value judgment, languages are all equal.

 Every language changes over time - Languages are spoken by humans, as society and
time change, our languages also change along with their changes. Some language
changes in the vocabulary of a language: we need to introduce new words to talk about
new concepts and new inventions. For example, gay speak or also known as "gay
lingo" is a cant slang derived from Taglish (Tagalog-English code-switching) and many
LGBT people in the Philippines are using it. The new words that we form as time
changes thus, giving their meaning will humans use it.
2. Explain how you understand prescriptiveness in linguistics. In your opinion, is it a positive or a
negative approach?
 In research from Reynolds (2012), prescriptiveness in linguistics describes when people
focus on talking about how language should be used. Prescriptive grammar tells on how
should speak, and what type of language to avoid. Thus, the aim is to teach people how
to use language typically described as ‘proper’ or ‘correct’ way. It is merely concerned
with the editing on the surface form. It is a positive process if proper usage of languages
is correct and the prescription is effective, and negative when both are not correct and
ends up making the problem in language worse, or the person using the language ends
up developing in the languages.
 3. How do you understand the innateness of language?
 On native linguist, Naom Chomsky proposed the idea that language acquisition is inborn
capabilities of a child with a Language Acquisition Device, also known as LAD. Wherein,
language and sign language are both lateralized to the left hemisphere. The human
brain contains linguistic information, thus, infants can differentiate speech sounds at
birth. Universal Grammar enables children to learn the grammar of a language and this
innate knowledge. It is the fundamental part of the human genome and it is the natural
part of maturation.

4. Think about your usual working day. Do you speak more or do you write more? In this
connection, would you give priority to spoken or written language?
 On a usual day, I speak more. In this connection, I gave priority to spoken language. In
the communication process, a medium is a channel or system of communication — how
information (the message) is transmitted between a speaker or writer (the sender) and
an audience (the receiver). Thus, our mediums of communication are verbal and non-
verbal. In addition, this is for enhancing the communication skills that we have and
develop them through speaking to others. However, we use written language to organize
and refine ideas.

5. If someone you know says to you over a glass of wine on a Saturday evening “I love you”, how
would you interpret the utterance? In other words, can the utterance have other interpretations
apart from its direct meaning, and how some interpretations may depend on the context of the
situation?
 The utterance “I love you” is used to convey an emotional attachment to a certain
someone. The interpretation of that is, it depends on how he pronounced and the
intonation. There is an “I love you” with a jolly tone and that is a friendly one but there is
also “I love you” with a sincere and romantic way and that is a lover. There are no
differences indirect meaning because it has the same meaning but that depends on how
the person delivered the utterances. Somehow interpretations it is a romantic way, but,
try to analyze the context of the situation.

References

Anderson, C. (2018, March 15). 1.4 Fundamental Properties of Language – Essentials of Linguistics.

Pressbooks. https://essentialsoflinguistics.pressbooks.com/chapter/1-5-fundamental-properties-of-

language/

Reynolds, A. (2012). Understanding prescriptive vs. Descriptive grammar – amy reynolds.

Https://Amyrey.Web.Unc.Edu/Classes/Ling-101-Online/Tutorials/Understanding-Prescriptive-vs-

Descriptive-Grammar/. https://amyrey.web.unc.edu/classes/ling-101-online/tutorials/understanding-

prescriptive-vs-descriptive-grammar/
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