language — /lang gwij/, n. 1. 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: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French… … Universalium
Language interpretation — Interpreter redirects here. For the movie with the same title, see The Interpreter. For the band, see The Interpreters. For other uses, see Interpretation. Part of a series on … Wikipedia
Language planning — This article is about the field of language planning and policy. See Constructed language for details on the creation of planned or artificial languages. Language planning is a deliberate effort to influence the function, structure, or… … Wikipedia
Yawi language — language name=Pattani Malay nativename=بهاس جاوي Bahasa Jawi familycolor=Austronesian states=Thailand region=Pattani Province speakers=3,100,000 (1998) fam2=Malayo Polynesian (MP) fam3=Nuclear MP fam4=Sunda Sulawesi fam5=Malayic fam6=Malayan fam7 … Wikipedia
Second language writing — is the name usually given to the study of writing performed by non native speakers/writers of a language, whether as a true second or foreign language.In addition to disseminating research through the Journal of Second Language Writing, scholars… … Wikipedia
British Sign Language — Infobox Language name=British Sign Language nativename=BSL states=United Kingdom signers=Over 50,000 first language signers fam1=BANZSL iso2=sgn GB|iso3=bfiBritish Sign Language (BSL) is the sign language used in the United Kingdom (UK), and is… … Wikipedia
Origin of language — The origin of language is the emergence of language in the human species. This is a highly controversial topic, empirical evidence being so limited that many regard it as unsuitable for serious scholars. In 1866, the Linguistic Society of Paris… … Wikipedia
Second language acquisition — is the process by which people learn a second language in addition to their native language(s). The term second language is used to describe the acquisition of any language after the acquisition of the mother tongue. The language to be learned is … Wikipedia
Lasso (programming language) — Infobox Software name = LASSO caption = developer = LassoSoft, LLC latest release version = 8.5.5 latest release date = March 20, 2008 operating system = Mac, Windows, Linux genre = Middleware Application Server license = Proprietary website =… … Wikipedia
Māori Language Act — Infobox NZ Legislation short title=Māori Language Act 1987 long title= An Act to declare the Māori language to be an official language of New Zealand, to confer the right to speak Māori in certain legal proceedings, and to establish Te Komihana… … Wikipedia