American English pronunciation
How to pronounce languages
IPA transcription: ['læŋɡwədʒəz]
Pronunciation variants: ['læŋɡwədʒəz]['læŋɡwɪdʒɪz]
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Noun
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a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
“he taught foreign languages”
“the language introduced is standard throughout the text”
“the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written”
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the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
“his compositions always started with the lyrics”
“he wrote both words and music”
“the song uses colloquial language”
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(language) communication by word of mouth
“his speech was garbled”
“he uttered harsh language”
“he recorded the spoken language of the streets”
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a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
“legal terminology”
“biological nomenclature”
“the language of sociology”
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the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication
“he didn't have the language to express his feelings”
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the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
“language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals”
Usage examples
- For a game of Ghost played on such languages L, call it German Ghost.
- According to Saussure, the geographic study of languages deals with external, not internal, linguistics.
- The language is a Southern Bantu language belonging to the Niger-Congo family of languages.
- On the other hand, some languages may survive even with few speakers.
- Thomason had a great interest on learning how to do fieldwork about Indo-European languages.
- In Maiduan languages, "Maidu" means "man".
- Many languages are spoken in Tanzania, one of them is Zulu.
- "There are many languages spoken by things," the boy said.
- The Himalayan Languages Project has produced the first grammatical sketch of Puma.
- The student population represents more than fifty-six countries speaking over ninety-five languages.