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Language: Language Is The Method Of Human Communication

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What is language? (1) Language is the method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a constructed and conventional way. (2) Language is used to express our thoughts and emotions, to make sense of complex and abstract thoughts, to communicate with others, to fulfill all of our wants and needs as well, to establish rules and laws and to maintain our culture. Language is the way in which we can fully unite around the globe.
What is communication? (3) This is the exchange of information, whether it be by speaking, writing or some other form.
(4) Around the world, there are approximately 6,500-7,000 languages spoken, with around 2,000 of them having less than 1,000 speakers. (5) Every 14 days a language dies. It is expected that by the next century half of the roughly 6,500 languages currently spoken will be washed away, as most nations are likely to abandon their native languages in favour of learning developed and advanced languages (ex. English, Mandarin etc.) (6) Artificial languages also exist, in which their phonology, grammar and vocabulary have been constructed by people rather than it be formed gradually over a period of time.

ANALYSIS AND KEY ISSUES
HOW EFFECTIVELY DO DIFFERENT LANGUAGES EXPRESS DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE HUMAN LIFE?
(7) Characteristics of effective languages vary on things, such as being concrete not vague, concise not verbose, precise not inaccurate, constructive not destructive and appropriately
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