Language vs. Communication

Languagenoun

(countable) A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.

Languagenoun

(uncountable) The ability to communicate using words.

Languagenoun

(uncountable) The vocabulary and usage of a particular specialist field.

Languagenoun

The expression of thought (the communication of meaning) in a specified way.

Languagenoun

A body of sounds, signs and/or signals by which animals communicate, and by which plants are sometimes also thought to communicate.

Languagenoun

A computer language; a machine language.

Languagenoun

(uncountable) Manner of expression.

Languagenoun

(uncountable) The particular words used in a speech or a passage of text.

Languagenoun

(uncountable) Profanity.

Languagenoun

A languet, a flat plate in or below the flue pipe of an organ.

Languageverb

To communicate by language; to express in language.

Languagenoun

Any means of conveying or communicating ideas;

Languagenoun

The expression of ideas by writing, or any other instrumentality.

Languagenoun

The forms of speech, or the methods of expressing ideas, peculiar to a particular nation.

Languagenoun

The characteristic mode of arranging words, peculiar to an individual speaker or writer; manner of expression; style.

Languagenoun

The inarticulate sounds by which animals inferior to man express their feelings or their wants.

Languagenoun

The suggestion, by objects, actions, or conditions, of ideas associated therewith; as, the language of flowers.

Languagenoun

The vocabulary and phraseology belonging to an art or department of knowledge; as, medical language; the language of chemistry or theology.

Languagenoun

A race, as distinguished by its speech.

Languagenoun

Any system of symbols created for the purpose of communicating ideas, emotions, commands, etc., between sentient agents.

Languagenoun

Any set of symbols and the rules for combining them which are used to specify to a computer the actions that it is to take; also referred to as a computer lanugage or programming language; as, JAVA is a new and flexible high-level language which has achieved popularity very rapidly.

Languageverb

To communicate by language; to express in language.

Languagenoun

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols;

Languagenoun

(language) communication by word of mouth;

Languagenoun

a system of words used in a particular discipline;

Languagenoun

the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication;

Languagenoun

the mental faculty or power of vocal communication;

Languagenoun

the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number;

Language

A language is a structured system of communication used by humans, based on speech and gesture (spoken language), sign, or often writing. The structure of language is its grammar and the free components are its vocabulary.

Communicationnoun

The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.

Communicationnoun

(uncountable) The concept or state of exchanging data or information between entities.

Communicationnoun

A message; the essential data transferred in an act of communication.

Communicationnoun

The body of all data transferred to one or both parties during an act of communication.

Communicationnoun

An instance of information transfer; a conversation or discourse.

Communicationnoun

A passageway or opening between two locations; connection.

Communicationnoun

(anatomy) A connection between two tissues, organs, or cavities.

Communicationnoun

(obsolete) Association; company.

Communicationnoun

Participation in Holy Communion.

Communicationnoun

(rhetoric) A trope by which a speaker assumes that his hearer is a partner in his sentiments, and says "we" instead of "I" or "you".

Communicationnoun

The act or fact of communicating; as, communication of smallpox; communication of a secret.

Communicationnoun

Intercourse by words, letters, or messages; interchange of thoughts or opinions, by conference or other means; conference; correspondence.

Communicationnoun

Association; company.

Communicationnoun

Means of communicating; means of passing from place to place; a connecting passage; connection.

Communicationnoun

That which is communicated or imparted; intelligence; news; a verbal or written message.

Communicationnoun

Participation in the Lord's supper.

Communicationnoun

A trope, by which a speaker assumes that his hearer is a partner in his sentiments, and says we, instead of I or you.

Communicationnoun

the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information;

Communicationnoun

something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups

Communicationnoun

a connection allowing access between persons or places;

Communication

Communication (from Latin communicare, meaning or ) is As this definition indicates, communication is difficult to define in a consistent manner, because it is commonly used to refer to a wide range of different behaviors (broadly: ), or to limit what can be included in the category of communication (for example, requiring a to persuade). John Peters argues the difficulty of defining communication emerges from the fact that communication is both a universal phenomena (because everyone communicates), and a specific discipline of institutional academic study.One possible definition of communication is the act of developing meaning among entities or groups through the use of sufficiently mutually understood signs, symbols, and semiotic conventions.