But spoken language may vary from place to place. The written form of language is usually a generally accepted standard and is the same throughout the country. The origins of the written language lie in the spoken language,
Specific formal instruction, whereas writing must be taught and learned throughĭeliberate effort. It isĬomparatively recent cultural development. Writing is the symbolic representation of language by graphic signs. It reflects the biological andĬognitive modification that has occurred during the evolution of our species. OurĪbility to use language is as old as humankind is. Speaking and writing are different in both origin and practice. Nevertheless, speech remains the primary way humans encode and broadcast Language can be written,īroadcast from tapes and CDs, and produced by computers in limited ways. We don't need to speak in order to use language. British and American pronunciation models
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