Posted on June 17, 2008 by sarapeter
Language sets us apart from the animal kingdom. It portrays civilization. Language is obviously a vital tool to differentiate between animals and humans. Language shapes our thoughts and emotions, and determines our perception of reality. We use language to express our feelings to other humans.
It is a means of communicating our thoughts and ideas to [...]
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Posted on June 17, 2008 by sarapeter
The capability of humans to transfer concepts, ideas and notions through speech and writing is unparalleled in any other species. Unlike the call systems of other primates which are closed, human language is far more open, and gains variety in different situations.
The human language has the quality of displacement, using words to represent things [...]
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Posted on June 17, 2008 by sarapeter
A language is a dynamic set of visual, audio, or tangible symbols of communication and the elements used to manipulate them. Language can also refer to the use of such systems as a general phenomenon. Language is considered to be an exclusive human mode of communication. Although animals make use of quite sophisticated communicative systems, [...]
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