Language
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| - | A '''language''' is a [[system]], used to [[communicate]], comprised of a set of [[symbol]]s and a set of rules (or [[grammar]]) by which the manipulation of these symbols is governed. These symbols can be combined productively to convey new [[information]], distinguishing languages from other forms of communication. The word ''language'' (without an [[article (grammar)|article]]) can also refer to the use of such systems as a [[phenomenon]].{{GFDL}} | + | A '''language''' is a [[system]], used to [[communicate]], comprised of a set of [[symbol]]s and a set of [[rule]]s (or [[grammar]]) by which the manipulation of these symbols is governed. These symbols can be combined productively to convey new [[information]], distinguishing languages from other forms of communication. The word ''language'' (without an [[article (grammar)|article]]) can also refer to the use of such systems as a [[phenomenon]].{{GFDL}} |
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A language is a system, used to communicate, comprised of a set of symbols and a set of rules (or grammar) by which the manipulation of these symbols is governed. These symbols can be combined productively to convey new information, distinguishing languages from other forms of communication. The word language (without an article) can also refer to the use of such systems as a phenomenon.
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