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  1. Language | Definition, Types, Characteristics, Development,

    Apr 14, 2025 · Language, a system of conventional spoken, manual (signed), or written symbols by means of which human beings express themselves. The functions of language include communication, the expression of identity, play, imaginative expression, and emotional release.

  2. Language - Meaning, Style, Communication | Britannica

    Apr 14, 2025 · Language - Meaning, Style, Communication: The whole object and purpose of language is to be meaningful. Languages have developed and are constituted in their present forms in order to meet the needs of communication in all its aspects.

  3. Language Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    LANGUAGE meaning: 1 : the system of words or signs that people use to express thoughts and feelings to each other often used before another noun; 2 : any one of the systems of human language that are used and understood by a particular group of people

  4. language - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework Help

    Language is, above all, meaning. Meanings are attached to pieces of words, to words, or to groups of words. Meanings are attached to the spoken signals of language.

  5. language - Kids | Britannica Kids | Homework Help

    Language is a system that people use to communicate, or share information. Language includes speaking, writing, and making gestures, or body movements. Early human ancestors…

  6. Languages Portal | Britannica

    Language, a system of conventional spoken, manual, or written symbols by means of which human beings, as members of a social group and participants in its culture, express themselves. The functions of language include communication, the expression of identity, play, imaginative expression, and emotional release.

  7. English language | Origin, History, Development, Characteristics ...

    Mar 20, 2025 · The English language is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family that is closely related to the Frisian, German, and Dutch languages. It originated in England and is the dominant language of the U.S., …

  8. Sign language | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica

    Apr 12, 2025 · sign language, any means of communication through bodily movements, especially of the hands and arms, used when spoken communication is impossible or not desirable. The practice is probably older than speech.

  9. Language - Writing, Grammar, Communication | Britannica

    Apr 14, 2025 · Language - Writing, Grammar, Communication: Historically, culturally, and in the individual’s life, writing is subsequent to speech or signing and presupposes it. Aristotle expressed the relation thus: “Speech is the representation of the experiences of the mind, and writing is the representation of speech” (On Interpretation).

  10. Romance languages | Definition, Origin, Characteristics, …

    Mar 18, 2025 · Romance languages are a group of related languages all derived from Vulgar Latin within historical times and forming a subgroup of the Italic branch of the Indo-European language family. The major languages of the family include French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and …

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