language: Related Articles

For general descriptive information see articles on individual languages, e.g., French language. See also creole language; dialect; dictionary; etymology; grammar; inflection; linguistics; part of speech; phonetics; phonology; semantics; sign language; slang.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Related Articles
• Variations in Language
• Comparative Linguistics
• The Basis of Language
• Speech Communities
• Bibliography

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