Language

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Language is a form of communication.

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Universals

Def. "[a] form of communication using words either spoken or gestured with the hands and structured with grammar, often with a writing system"[1] is called a language.

"Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication."[2]

Dialects

Def. "[a] variety of a language ... that is characteristic of a particular area, community or group"[3] is called a dialect.

"The difference between a language and a dialect is not always clear, but it is generally considered that people who speak different dialects can understand each other, while people who speak different languages cannot."[3]

Words

Def. "[a] distinct unit of language (sounds in speech or written letters) with a particular meaning, composed of one or more morphemes, and also of one or more phonemes that determine its sound pattern"[4] is called a word.

Communication

Def. "[t]he concept or state of exchanging data or information between entities"[5] is called communication.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "language, In: Wiktionary". San Francisco, California: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. June 6, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
  2. ↑ "Language, In: Wikipedia". San Francisco, California: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. June 20, 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
  3. 1 2 "dialect". Wiktionary (San Francisco, California: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc). June 9, 2013. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dialect. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  4. ↑ "word". Wiktionary (San Francisco, California: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc). June 8, 2013. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/word. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  5. ↑ "communication". Wiktionary (San Francisco, California: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc). June 7, 2013. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/communication. Retrieved 2013-06-11.

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