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Contents 1 Pronunciation 2 Pronunciation 3 Noun 3.1 Related words 3.2 See also

[change] Pronunciation

• enPR: lăngʹgwĭj
• IPA: /ˈlæŋgwɪʤ/
• SAMPA: /"l{NgwIdZ/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

[change] Pronunciation

• enPR: lăngʹgwĭj, IPA: /ˈlæŋgwɪʤ/, SAMPA: /"l{NgwIdZ/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

[change] Noun

Singular language

Plural languages

1. All the words used by a group of people, and grammar (the rules for making them into sentences). People who speak the same language can understand each other; people speaking different languages cannot understand each other.

   The English language has easy grammar but difficult spelling and pronunciation.

2. A group of symbols, such as computer code, that is similar to a way of talking, might be called a language.

[change] Related words

• linguistics

[change] See also

• vocabulary
• grammar
• syntax
• semantics
• spelling
• pronunciation
• translation
• dialect

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