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Which of the following restricts the versatility of language and its usage? I. Ordinary people’s opinion is, that language is only a means of communication II. The view that the “speech community” is an integral part of language and its usage III. The linguist’s opinion that language is a paring of grammar and a dictionary

Which of the following restricts the versatility of language and its usage? I. Ordinary people’s opinion is, that language is only a means of communication II. The view that the “speech community” is an integral part of language and its usage III. The linguist’s opinion that language is a paring of grammar and a dictionary Correct Answer I and III

Key Points Ways of looking at a language:

  • There are two ways of looking at language. Ordinary people recognize language only as a means of communication.
  • Linguists generally look at language as a pairing of grammar and a dictionary.
  • These two ways of looking at language restrict the versatility of language and its usage.
  • These perspectives conclude that speakers of a given language come later than dictionaries and grammar that exist in a given language.
  • However, unlike ordinary people or linguists for that matter, it is important that you know there is no language without speakers.
  • Dictionaries and grammars cannot be made unless there are speakers of a language who would participate with linguists or people to prepare dictionaries and grammars.
  • The speech community is the only vital part of language and its usage. 
  • A speech community is formed by people who speak a given language and give the given language a shape or standard.
  • There is no doubt that language developed as humans developed in a certain process through various phases.
  • Had there been no society or speech community, the dictionaries and grammar would have had no value.
  • Therefore, to be able to define the language, we will have to understand various aspects of language including the evolution of language.

Hence, we can conclude that option 2 is correct.

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