What is human language

Human language is unique among all forms of animal communication. It is unlikely that any other species, including our close genetic cousins the Neanderthals, ever had language, and so-called sign ‘language’ in Great Apes is nothing like human language. Language evolution shares many features with biological evolution, and this has made it useful for tracing…

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Languages of the World

Language is the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of acoustic as well as kinesic signals to express thoughts and feelings, and language is used for the exchange of knowledge and experiences. The problem on this planet is the language systems vary greatly from region to region. The variety may be so…

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Listen to more English

Most English learners read too much and listen too little. But when babies and children learn English, they listen first – then speak – and later learn to read and write. Half of a conversation is hearing the other person – and if you don’t understand what they’re saying, how can you respond correctly? So…

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What is Language?

A language is a structured system of communication used by humans consisting of speech (spoken language) and gestures (sign language). Most languages have a visual or graphical representation encoded into a writing system, composed of glyphs to inscribe the original sound or gesture and their meaning. The scientific study of language is called linguistics. Critical…

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