language -
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written"
artificial language a language that is deliberately created for a specific purpose
metalanguage a language that can be used to describe languages
native language the language that a person has spoken from earliest childhood
indigenous language a language that originated in a specified place and was not brought to that place from elsewhere
superstrate,
superstratum the language of a later invading people that is imposed on an indigenous population and contributes features to their language
natural language,
tongue a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
interlanguage,
lingua franca,
koine a common language used by speakers of different languages; "Koine is a dialect of ancient Greek that was the lingua franca of the empire of Alexander the Great and was widely spoken throughout the eastern Mediterranean area in Roman times"
barrage,
onslaught,
bombardment,
outpouring the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing"
slanguage language characterized by excessive use of slang or cant
language -
the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"
language -
(language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"
linguistic communication,
language the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"
words language that is spoken or written; "he has a gift for words"; "she put her thoughts into words"
orthoepy,
pronunciation a term formerly used for the part of phonology that dealt with the `correct' pronunciation of words and its relation to `correct' orthography
conversation the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
discussion,
give-and-take,
word an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased"
locution,
saying,
expression a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression"
non-standard speech speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community
idiolect the language or speech of one individual at a particular period in life
monologue a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor
dictation matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage; "he signed and mailed his dictation without bothering to read it"
language -
the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language"
textual matter,
text the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text"
vocal,
song the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"
language -
a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology"
word a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"
markup language a set of symbols and rules for their use when doing a markup of a document
language -
the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication; "he didn't have the language to express his feelings"
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. The scientific study of language in any of its senses is called linguistics. The approximately 3000-6000 languages that are spoken by humans today are the most salient examples, but natural languages can also be based on visual rather than auditive stimuli, for example in sign languages and written language.
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language A person's manner of speaking.
language A system of communication using the spoken or signed word or using symbols that represent words, signs or sounds.
language Any variety of language that functions as a system of communication for its speakers.
