Correct Answer - Option 3 : I and II
A speech community is formed by people who speak a given language and give the given language a shape or standard. There is no doubt that language developed as humans developed in a certain process through various phases. Had there been no society or speech community, the dictionaries and grammars would have had no value. Therefore, to be able to define the language, we will have to understand various aspects of language including the evolution of language.
A person's language refers to his hierarchy of Living
- First of all, language is associated with the identity of an individual.
- Secondly, the speaker of a language takes into account all these factors that are a fact of his life.
- Language really has got a special relationship with society.
- Language is a medium that maintains and moderates class hierarchy too.
- It is a decisive factor in maintaining the class hierarchy.
From the above discussion, it is clear that both the given statements are true in the context of language.
