In this context, Jay Lemke describes language as an open, dynamic system.

There is also the notion of "system" as used by J.R. Firth, where linguistic systems are considered to furnish the background for elements of structure. Halliday argues that, unlike system in the sense in which it was used by Firth was a conception only found in Firth's linguistic theory.

In this use of the term "system", grammatical, or other features of language, are considered

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