Course Overview - spoken English

The form of communicating orally in a common dialect to humans is known as Language.  It is through words, alphabets, we express one's emotions, feelings, desires and most importantly, what one has on their mind.  However, there is a major difference between Language and Dialect Natural languages are spoken or written, but that same language can be encoded into a secondary form through audio, visual or signs. If we come face to face with a person who speaks and understands another language, but not the one that you do, what do you do first? Now it is easy to just look up on the internet, translate what you want to say with ease.

Based on the location, state, country or continent one belongs from, human language has the properties of productivity and displacement, which relies entirely on social convention and learning. The language also has many social and cultural uses, such as signifying the group identity, social stratification, as well as social grooming and entertainment.