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  1. Language definition: a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition. See examples of LANGUAGE used in a sentence.

  2. a system of communication consisting of sounds, words, and grammar: She does research into how children acquire language. This type of parent-child interaction is associated with language learning in infancy. [ C ] a system of communication used by people living in a particular country: Do you speak any foreign languages?"

  3. language, System of conventional spoken or written symbols used by people in a shared culture to communicate with each other. A language both reflects and affects a culture’s way of thinking, and changes in a culture influence the development of its language.

  4. A language is a system of words and grammar used by a group of people. When we write and speak, we're using language. Animals have amazing forms of communication, but the unique thing about people is our ability to use language.

  5. Language is a natural human system of conventionalized symbols that have understood meanings. Through it humans express and communicate their private thoughts and feelings as well as enact various social functions.

  6. Language - Communication, Grammar, Culture: It has been seen that language is much more than the external expression and communication of internal thoughts formulated independently of their verbalization.

  7. Summary. About 7,000 languages are spoken around the world today. The actual number depends on where the line is drawn between language and dialect—an arbitrary decision, because languages are always in flux.

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