I just want to be a good person

Chapter 13 I'm a Hidden Scholar

"Introduction to Linguistics" is a compulsory course in the Faculty of Arts, commonly known as a big course, often attended by students from many majors.

Therefore, there are always many people in this kind of course, the classroom is very large, and the teacher will probably not be able to roll the name. Logically speaking, it should be easier to mix.

But the teacher of "General Language", Mao Xiujun, this little old lady is recognized as difficult to deal with.

A few minutes before class, Shen Wang followed Zhang Mao and Wang Mengxue into the classroom, rejected their invitation to feed the dog food at close range, and found a seat in the back row by himself.

The boy next to him was holding his mobile phone and reading a novel. This was the benefit of the students of the Department of Literature. Others doing this would be considered unprofessional, but they could confidently say that they were studying.

However, literature students inevitably have an inexplicable advantage in reading novels. They always like to criticize and comment. After a long time, this advantage turns into self-confidence, thinking that even if they write with their feet, they can be better than most people.

It's just that when they pick up a pen and actually write a few lines, they often understand that this thing is far from as simple as they thought, and they cut off the career plan of being a writer from then on.

Therefore, most of the real writers nowadays are not majored in literature, and those who really study literature basically devote themselves to the embrace of advertising, media, and film and television to make money.

Taking out the textbook, Shen Wang flipped through a few pages boredly, and closed them again boredly. It's not that he couldn't understand, but he simply found it very boring.

On the podium, Mao Xiujun was sitting peacefully drinking tea, while a girl in a long skirt was adjusting the projector beside her.

This girl is well known in the Academy of Arts, and she is Duan Xinran, who is known as the beauty of the Academy.

The reason why Duan Xinran is so well-known is not only her beauty, but also her cold personality.

Not to mention the suitor, she usually speaks less and less when talking to her friends, and she seems unwilling to say a word except for necessary communication.

But such a classical beauty like an iceberg hit it off with the fierce little old lady on the podium. The teacher and the student often stayed together, and those who didn't know thought they were a mother and daughter.

It is said that Mao Xiujun has regarded Duan Xinran as a closed disciple and is going to escort her to the doctor.

Although this matter had nothing to do with Shen Wang, it made many people envious.Especially some girls often spread some gossip and rumors, which shows that the relationship between Duan Xinran and her classmates is not really harmonious.

"Jingle bell~"

When the class bell rang, Duan Xinran got down from the podium and sat in the first row.

Mao Xiujun slammed the water glass on the table, and the whole classroom immediately fell silent. Many students who were lying on the table just now straightened up, for fear of being caught as a model.

You must know that "General Language" has a total of five credits, and the supplementary exam fee will cost hundreds of dollars for just one pass.

"Students, we are still the same as the previous few classes."

Mao Xiujun glanced at the audience with a loud voice.

"I don't know how to call names, but I will randomly select students to answer questions in class. If you are not there, you will fail the subject directly; if you can't answer, then the final grade will be reduced by 10 points."

"Let's go to class now, turn the book to page 34, the nature of language..."

It has to be said that Mao Xiujun, as a professor, still has a good lecture level. At least Shen Wang didn't fall asleep after listening to it for half an hour.

But Shen Wang couldn't bear it any longer, and gradually lowered his head, and just when he was about to fall asleep, there was a strange noise next to him.

Shen Wang turned his head, and saw the boy who was reading the novel just now was flipping through the textbook in a panic while standing up.

"That, language, language is..."

Obviously, this unlucky guy was drawn, and he would like to win the grand prize of minus 10 points from his final grade.

"Okay, sit down!"

Mao Xiujun shook his head, looking for the next lucky one with sharp eyes, and soon saw Shen Wang who didn't even open his textbook according to the principle of proximity.

"That classmate next to you, answer it!"

"Ah?" Shen Wang suddenly woke up from his sleepiness, thinking that he shouldn't be fooled by Zhang Mao into coming to class.

Standing up slowly, under the gaze of nearly a hundred students, Shen Wang slowly opened his mouth and asked: "Teacher, what is the problem..."

"Hahahahaha!"

There was bursts of laughter in the classroom, and even Duan Xinran couldn't help but look back at Shen Wang, but there was more indifference in his eyes.

On the other side, Mao Xiujun's face was gloomy, and he repeated the question in a low voice.

"What is the nature of language?"

"Oh!" Shen Wang scratched his head in embarrassment, no one in the classroom believed that he could answer it.

But only a second later, Shen Wang continued:
"According to the description in the textbook, the essence of language is the most important communication tool for human beings, as well as a tool for thinking. In a broad sense, language is a set of communication symbols, expression methods and processing rules..."

Soon, the exact same content as in the textbook came out of Shen Wang's mouth. The most important thing is that he never looked down at the textbook, and he hasn't even opened it until now.

Many people were a little surprised when they heard Shen Wang's standard answer.

"The answer is very good." The same is true for Mao Xiujun. Although she was very angry with Shen Wang just now, she now admires this boy a little bit.

But Shen Wang didn't finish his words.

"Mr. Mao, I actually don't quite agree with the point of view in the book."

"Oh?" Mao Xiujun raised his eyebrows with interest.

"Tell me."

"I think the definition in the textbook can only be regarded as a blind man touching the elephant."

Shen Wang said solemnly: "What is the essence of language? You can get different conclusions from different angles, and there are many schools related to it."

"And this "Overview of Yuyu." Shen Wang held up the brand new textbook in his hand.

"It is undoubtedly biased to discuss language only from the perspective of social function."

The entire classroom was silent, everyone was stunned by Shen Wang's sound analysis, but some people disagreed.

"Grandstanding!"

A cold voice reached everyone's ears.

Mao Xiujun looked at Duan Xinran, didn't say anything, and then asked Shen Wang: "You seem to know the schools of linguistics very well?"

This can be regarded as testing whether Shen Wang has real talents or not.

In fact, she wasn't too sure how deep a sophomore student could understand the obscure "linguistics", especially since this student was clearly about to fall asleep just now.

But Mao Xiujun never judges a student based on stereotypes.

Shen Wang also used the facts to prove that he really wasn't talking nonsense.

"Mr. Mao, I think that no matter which genre you are in, each has its own strengths, but they are all explaining the same fundamental problem, but the foundation is different."

"For example, Halliday's Systemic Functional Linguistics is based on sociology, Chomsky's theory and Bloomfield's theory are based on philosophy, and of course, Saussure's formalism..."

The huge lecture hall was silent, only Shen Wang was left talking eloquently to himself.

This knowledge all comes from the "linguistic proficiency" he just purchased from the system.

The 30 wish points saved for Zhang Mao's confession with great difficulty were gone, and Shen Wang felt that he had to make the best use of it.

After 3 minutes, Shen Wang ended his long speech.

"...That's why I think that using a side description to replace the comprehensive essential content is the fundamental problem of this "General Language"."

The audience was silent, even Mao Xiujun was silent for a moment, then pushed his glasses and asked, "Which major are you and what is your name?"

"Chinese language and literature, Shen Wang."

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