Noun

languages

  1. Plural form of language.

Anagrams

Old French

Noun

languages f.

  1. Nominative plural of language
  2. Oblique plural of language

From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Wed Oct 7 00:00:58 2009

A language is a system for encoding and decoding information. In its most common use, the term refers to so-called "natural languages" — the forms of communication considered peculiar to humankind. In linguistics the term is extended to refer to the human cognitive facility of creating and using language. Essential to both meanings is the systematic creation and usage of systems of symbols—each referring to linguistic concepts with semantic or logical or otherwise expressive meanings.

The most obvious manifestations are spoken languages such as English or Spoken Chinese. However, there are also written languages and other systems of visual symbols such as sign languages.

Although some other animals make use of quite sophisticated communicative systems, and these are sometimes casually referred to as animal language, none of these are known to make use of all of the properties that linguists use to define language in the strict sense.

When discussed more technically as a general phenomenon then, "language" always implies a particular type of human thought which can be present even when communication is not the result, and this way of thinking is also sometimes treated as indistinguishable from language itself.

In Western Philosophy for example, language has long been closely associated with reason, which is also a uniquely human way of using symbols. In Ancient Greek philosophical terminology, the same word, logos, was used as a term for both language or speech and reason, and the philosopher Thomas Hobbes used the English word "speech" so that it similarly could refer to reason, as will be discussed below.

From Wikipedia under the GNU Free Documentation License
Sun Oct 4 02:55:57 2009

What programming languages are most frequently used in the IT world?
Q. In other words, what languages should I learn or spruce up on before I graduate next year and get a job?
Asked by M. S. - Tue May 26 22:34:45 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Java C++ PHP Perl
Answered by Matt H - Tue May 26 22:38:34 2009

What are the Differences between the different Chinese languages?
Q. For example, I understand that there are many different types of Chinese language like Mandarin Chinese, Wu Chinese, Cantonese, Jin, Min and i was wondering, are there any large differences if not, differences at all between these languages. Are they very similar or are they very different? If possible, could you explain the similarities and Differences between these languages and how related they are to each other?
Asked by El Capitan - Tue Aug 18 14:26:56 2009 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments

A. China Government had announce and admit those cantonese, wu, jin... all are same as mandarin is CHINESE !! i really don't understand why the people like "Elena S" always say those are not Chinese?! the only one can declare for what is the Chinese language, is the CHINA government and we (who are Chinese) ; not just by a Foreigner like you!!! whatever is your purpose of spread those Wrong info that separate Chinese. Pls. STOP IT !!! and pls. learn and study more about Chinese literature & history!!! --- for complete info : 1.> CHINESE ( ) (Zh ngwen) - is a language with many dialects. - it can be written in form of Traditional Chinese or Simplified Chinese - but it can spoke or pronounce in many " Dialects " ! 2.> Chinese Dialects… [cont.]
Answered by k c - Wed Aug 19 09:40:04 2009

What are the 30 most spoken languages in the world?
Q. I tried looking around but the most recent data collected is from 2005 or so, and I know how numbers like to fluctuate. Does anyone have the most recent info? If not the 30 most spoken languages, I will also settle for the 20 or 10 most spoken languages in the world.
Asked by Devin S - Sat Feb 21 17:12:21 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. 1 Mandarin Sino-Tibetan Chinese Characters 1120 China, Malaysia, Taiwan 2 English Indo-European Latin 510 USA, UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand 3 Hindi Indo-European Devanagari 490 North and Central India 4 Spanish Indo-European Latin 425 Mexico, Central and South America, Spain 5 Arabic Afro-Asiatic Arabic 255 Middle East, Arabia, North Africa 6 Russian Indo-European Cyrillic 254 Russia, Central Asia 7 Portuguese Indo-European Latin 218 Brazil, Portugal, Southern Africa 8 Bengali Indo-European Bengali 215 Bangladesh, Eastern India 9 Malay, Indonesian Malayo-Polynesian Latin 175 Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore 10 French Indo-European Latin 130 France, Canada, West Africa, Central Africa 11 Japanese Altaic Chinese Characters and… [cont.]
Answered by cmk796 - Sat Feb 21 17:18:26 2009

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Seminar: Teaching Textual Analysis in Modern . Languages. University of Bath, Department of European Studies and Modern . Languages. * * 13 November 2009*Registrati​on is now open for this event, organised by the Subject Centre for . Languages. , ...

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