Language (Definition)

A SYSTEM OF PATTERNED, SYMBOLIC BEHAVIOR, THE PURPOSE OF WHICH IS INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION AND THE FORMATION OF WHICH INCLUDES ALL CONVENTIONALIZED LINGUISTIC HABITS SHARED BY MEMBERS OF A SPEECH COMMUNITY. SAPIR (1921), BLOCH AND TRAGER (1942), AND SOMERFELT (1950).

OPERATIVE TERMS:

1. SYSTEM OR NETWORK OF SYSTEM

2. PATTERN

3. SYMBOLIC

4. INTERPERSONAL COMUMMUNICATION

5. CONVENTIONALIZED

6. SPEECH COMMUNITY