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language system

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Noun1.language system - a system of linguistic units or elements used in a particular language
accentual system, prosodic system - the system of accentuation used in a particular language
morphophonemic system - the morphophonemics of a particular language
phonemic system - the system of phonemes recognized in a language
phonologic system, phonological system - the system of phones used in a particular language
syllabicity - the pattern of syllable formation in a particular language
tense system - a system of tenses used in a particular language
system, scheme - a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"


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As a strategy, avoidance techniques imply that a choice is made by the learner not to use a particular element of the target language system.
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1) Bakhtin would feel uncomfortable with this parental alignment, however, for he was wary of Saussure's distinction between langue [tongue] and parole [word]--a language system and the individual speech acts which arise out of it--for it ignored the physicality of the literal langue: the tongue that tastes and kisses, the tongue that expresses the "heteroglossia," or "divergent tongues," manifest in a society.
Tongue in check: paralleling the Taliban with the Amish by Downing, Crystal / Cross Currents
Identifiable, culture-specific patterns of language translation emerge as individuals attempt to speak or write in a second language while using their primary language system as a reference.
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