Definition of Language

Language Any means of conveying or communicating ideas; specifically, human speech; the expression of ideas by the voice; sounds, expressive of thought, articulated by the organs of the throat and mouth. The expression of ideas by writing, or any other instrumentality. The forms of speech, or the methods of expressing ideas, peculiar to a particular nation. The characteristic mode of arranging words, peculiar to an individual speaker or writer; manner of expression; style. The inarticulate sounds by which animals inferior to man express their feelings or their wants. The suggestion, by objects, actions, or conditions, of ideas associated therewith; as, the language of flowers. The vocabulary and phraseology belonging to an art or department of knowledge; as, medical language; the language of chemistry or theology. A race, as distinguished by its speech. To communicate by language; to express in language. Related Definitions: An, And, Any, Arranging, Art, Articulated, As, Associated, Belonging, By, Characteristic, Chemistry, Communicate, Communicating, Conveying, Department, Distinguished, Express, Expressing, Expression, Expressive, Human, Ideas, In, Inarticulate, Individual, Inferior, Instrumentality, Knowledge, Language, Man, Manner, Medical, Mode, Mouth, Nation, Of, Or, Other, Particular, Peculiar, Phraseology, Race, Speaker, Specifically, Speech, Style, Suggestion, The, Their, Theology, Therewith, Thought, Throat, To, Vocabulary, Voice, Which, Writer, Writing

Language Quotations A riot is the language of the unheard. Martin Luther King, Jr. A riot is at bottom the language of the unheard. Martin Luther King, Jr. Most of the fundamental ideas of science are essentially simple, and may, as a rule, be expressed in a language comprehensible to everyone. Albert Einstein The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help. Ronald Reagan By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth. George Carlin "I am" is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that "I do" is the longest sentence? George Carlin I try to speak in everyday language. I feel like God has gifted me to take Bible principles and make them practical. Joel Osteen If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart. Nelson Mandela Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. Mark Twain Animation is different from other parts. Its language is the language of caricature. Our most difficult job was to develop the cartoon's unnatural but seemingly natural anatomy for humans and animals. Walt Disney

Language Translations language in Afrikaans is taal language in Danish is sprog language in Dutch is taal language in Finnish is kieli language in French is parole, langage Language in German is Sprache language in Italian is idioma language in Latin is lingua language in Spanish is idioma