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Common Linguistic Problems (11) What do people use language for? It is a tool made by man in order to communicate. People use it to give commands, express thoughts, ideas, or feelings. It is used to ask questions, to find out and learn more about the world around us. The issue here is that not all of the people around the world speak the same language, so when it comes to trying to communicate with someone from a different country, whether you are the native speaker or non-native speaker we could hit “a few bumps in the road” so to speak. To be particular with the english language, there are some miscommunications and problems that come about that, as native english speaker do not realize exist, but when learning english as a second language have to go through. This has a lot to do with lexical and structural problems. One of the common lexical problems is with ambiguity, which can be found in idiomatic speech, homographs, and homonyms. Idioms come in all sizes and it is usually where the words/phrases have a similar structure but can have many different meanings. Take what I said before as an example, “a few bumps in the road.” That could mean one of two things: there are literally bumps on a stretch of road or it could mean a few difficulties/problems occurred with a certain situation. Another example would be “It's a piece of cake.” This can either mean an actual piece of cake or something that is easy to do. This can be difficult for the non-native speaker to understand because each of the phrases has a similar structure but two different meanings. The only way to try and figure this out is by analyzing the context around it, to try and figure out what the sender is trying to say. Homographs are each of two or more words spelled the same but not necessarily pronounced the same and having different meanings and origins. An example for this would be the word bass. This word can either mean a certain kind of fish or a low, deep voice. Homonyms, which are also called homophones, are words that sound alike but have different meanings. Some of them are spelt the same but others are spelt differently. An example of one spelt the same is book, which could mean a piece of reading material or to make an appointment for something. An example of a homonym spelt differently is one (the number one) and won (winning something). These structures could make the english language harder to understand for second language learners. To make linguistic problems less common and communication easier and more efficient we should pay attention and carefully learn how to say simply what we want to inform the receiver. We can also question the person who is receiving the message to see if they understood everything clearly. Also, if the receiver does not clearly understand all that was said, we should encourage them to ask questions to help clarify. In conclusion, there are many more ways that common linguistic errors can occur. It is not enough to just know the rules and grammar of the english language in the mind but they also need to be put into practice. Linguistic errors will always happen no matter what; even those who grew up with the language can make mistakes sometimes. What matters the most is that the learner never gives up on learning and keeps on practicing. Works Cited "Linguistic Problems and Complexities." . N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Jan 2013. . "Miscommunication: how to deal with it?." Booki. N.p., 13 Apr 2009. Web. 23 Jan 2013. .
