Сomparison and Contrast Paragraph. Ivanna Voitsekhovych

One of the bases of structuralism is the distinction between language and speech. Unlike language, which is some abstract substance, speech is actual material that is used in everyday communication. Language has social character, it is single for everybody; however, speech is absolutely individual, every speaker creates his own. While language is passive ready-made product, speech is active process. Though language and speech are indissolubly connected, they have significant differences.