language
Language serves as the primary vehicle for cultural transmission, encoding a society's values, history, and unique perception of reality within its grammar and vocabulary. It is not merely a tool for utility but a cognitive framework that shapes how speakers categorize the world around them. In a technical sense, the term extends beyond human speech to include signed systems and formal computer languages, all of which rely on a shared set of rules and symbols to convey precise meaning between a sender and a receiver.
Countable when referring to a specific system (a language).
Meanings
A structured system of communication used by a particular community.
"The students are learning a foreign language."
Collocations & Compounds
native language
foreign language
body language|spoken language|written language
Idioms & Sayings
language barrier
a difficulty in communication between people who do not speak the same language
The language barrier made it hard for the tourists to find the hotel.