Language is heavily tinted with its culture, and culture also affects its people’s language uses.

In learning a foreign language, the best beginning is with the non-verbal linguistic elements of the language, its gestures, its body language.

relating to Ireland, or its language or culture : ______

The language adapts itself to the requirements of its speakers.

Arbitrariness of language makes it potentially creative, and （） of language makes learning a language laborious. For learners of a foreign language, it is this feature of language that is more worth noticing than its arbitrariness.

If a language lacks a word, its speakers will not be able to grasp its concept. A: 正确 B: 错误

中国大学MOOC: If a language lacks a word, its speakers will not be able to grasp its concept.

Do you know of any stereotype of a foreign country, its people, or its language? Give some examples.

Paralanguage is the set of sounds that accompany language to augment its meaning.

中国大学MOOC: _____________ means to translate the source language text into target language by following its literal meaning and structure.