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latter half of the twentieth century. His various theories in
linguistics syntax reveal that language.

Chomsky‟s linguistics is considered a revolution against
the behavioral view of language. For Chomsky, actual language

use, or performance, is only the tip of the iceberg of linguistic
competence, or the underlying mental processes which we carry
out in our production of language. According to Sapir and Whorf

hypothesis, our language determines our thoughts .Also our
worldviews exist in our language. Semanticity and beyond The
human mind selects from a variety of semantic fields and shapes

them in language. Although specific to humans but perhaps it is
the social contexts within which we use language that truly

distinguishes human and animal communication. Various linguists
have put forward theories in this respect like; the co-operative
Principle (Grice),Communicative competence (Hymes), and

Haliday‟s concept of “register”. According to theories, there is a
need of internal competence and some roles and regulations

while communicating with others. Similarly, literary writers use
language in a figurative and symbolic way which reveals the
internal psyche of the writer. Such instances include stylistic

deviations, foregrounding and defamliarizaton of language.
Structural Complexity and self-Reflexiveness. The structurally

complex language of human allows linguists to reflect upon
it.Various psychological processes in the production,
transmission, and receptions of language are discussed.

Conclusions The use of language and speech as a window to the
nature and structure of the human mind is called

psycholinguistics (Scoval).The features of human language clearly

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