And that means we can describe language with physics.

这意味着以用物理学来描述语。

Today, we'll continue our discussion on describing language.

今天，将继续讨论描述语话题。

Why don't we take a look at some of the words that he used on language?

为什么不看看他用了一些什么样词来描述语呢？

It is an international standard that describes language ability so it is used worldwide to assess you and prove that you know English.

这一种用来描述语能力国际标准，它在全世界受到广泛使用来评量你并认证你会英语。

Mr McWhorter is no stickler for propriety—a linguist, in his view, describes rather than prescribes—and he delights in slaying sacred cows.

McWhorter先生并非拘泥于礼节之人——他认为语学家描述语而非规定语——他乐于挑战传统观念。

For example, in the sentence " The man is coming" , " The man" is the theme, and " is coming" is the rheme.

例如，在“那个人来了”这句话中，“那个人” 主语，“来了” 述语。

" Proposition, " " sentence, " and " utterance" are concepts used in the study of semantics and pragmatics to describe different aspects of language.

“命题” 、“句子” 和“话语” 语义学和语用学研究中用来描述语不同方面概念。

For example, linguists use special language to describe the way language works - words such as prefix, suffix, tense, - or the words I used just now - verbal repertoires, a language variety.

例如，语学家用特殊词汇来描述语功能，例如前缀、后缀、时态… … 或者这次用到词verbal repertoires（语技能）——语一种。

He holds a key position in the history of linguistics and is often viewed as the father of modern linguistics in his attempts to describe the structure of language rather than the history of language

他在语学史上占有重要地位，并经常被视为现代语学之父，因为他试图描述语结构而不语历史。