What is Language

What is Language?

Language refers to human communications. The function of language is to communicate ideas. This can be done in one of two ways: through audible speech or by written words. It is estimated that there are between 4,000 and 10,000 different languages worldwide. If dialects are included this figure falls between 20,000 and 50,000! Here, Nelson Mandela speaks at a Cape Town Rally--a region of many indigneous languages. [BM] {VA}