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Definition of language

Syafiqah, Fatin, Shikin


Oxford Dictionary

“The method of human communication either spoken or


written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and
conventional way.”
Cambridge English Dictionary

“ A system of communication consisting of sounds,


words, and grammar or the system of
communication used by people in a particular
country or type of work”
“ Through language, people can transmit their culture
from one generation to the next. This makes language the
most important symbol in any culture”
Henry Sweet (English phonetician and language
scholar)
“ Language is the expression of ideas by means of
speech sounds combined into words. Words are
combined into sentences, this combination
answering to that of ideas into thoughts.”

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