what is the importance of language?
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Language shapes the way you think. It is what sets man apart from the other animals. It is the glue that holds society together because without communication there is no society. \n\nI'm not sure what angle you are asking from, but those are my thoughts.
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Tough question. And hard to explain. Indeed, something that has been discussed for over two thousand years.\nGoing to the basics of contemporary linguistics, Ferdinand de Saussure made a distinction between language and speaking (even though they depend on each other)or langue et parole in french . He considered language the conventional system used for communication and speaking as the personal uses, changes and meanings for an individual. When this personal changes or intermissions from other languages get to the conventional system, language is modified; so, we make use of the system and we modify it from the inside.\nThis is a theory brought up in the beginning of 20th century and has been largely discussed and changed over the years; still, it sets some general characteristics of language.\nIn any case, as language is something we can not grab on the entirely as it is constantly modifying, we could even believe that has a life of its own, which sounds to "mystical" for me: I'd rather believe it flows as we flow.
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grammar is important because it unifies a language under one established set of rules. this is important because if people use these rules and understand them then they can understand what another person is saying without unnecessary confusion. confusion wastes time and it can lead to frustration and hostility. think about an emergency situation in which a person calls 911 speaks to a dispatcher who then has to communicate to several people police paramedics fire fighters and so on; in an emergency time is of the essence, and if the people are spending their time trying to figure out what each other is saying or if they misunderstand it can be disastrous.it just like laws you have to have one set of laws not a bunch of people making up their own this only Leeds to anarchy, but with grammar rules, and laws, the little ones are sometimes broken with little consequence; kind of like eating a grape in the grocery store without paying for it or saying I when you meant me, no big deal.
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English is also the language elected for best use in the scientific realm for its diversity in origin....latin ...phonetic.....germanic.....English is the language of Intelligence!
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because, we need english to communicate with other people and to learn. English is one of the most spoken languages! We learn, we speak, english is very important to learn.
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English is a universal language and it is very important in communication.  To compete for this fast changing world, one has to speak the common language.  Globalizations demands it.  Thailand students must acquire the good English skills in order to compete the demands for employment. Afterall, it would be an edge on our part.
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we are always thinking...non stop.nothing else can translate our thoughts other than language.\nlanguage is the means of communication and also a vehicle of thought.\nwithout language a writer,politician,salesman,lovers cant communicate...ouuuuch
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Psycholinguistics or psychology of language is the study of the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to acquire, use, and understand language. Initial forays into psycholinguistics were largely philosophical ventures, due mainly to a lack of cohesive data on how the human brain functioned. Modern research makes use of biology, neuroscience, cognitive science, and information theory to study how the brain processes language. There are a number of subdisciplines; for example, as non-invasive techniques to study the neurological workings of the brain become more and more used, neurolinguistics has become a field of its own.\n\nPsycholinguistics covers the cognitive processes that make it possible to generate a grammatical and meaningful sentence out of vocabulary and grammatical structures, as well as the processes that make it possible to understand utterances, words, text, etc. Developmental psycholinguistics studies infants' and children's ability to learn language, usually with experimental or at least quantitative methods (as opposed to naturalistic observations such as those made by Jean Piaget in his research on the development of children).\n\nand...  \n\npsy·cho·lin·guis·tics (sīkō-lĭng-gwĭs'tĭks)\nThe study of the influence of psychological factors on the development, use, and interpretation of language.
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language is a tool humans use to communicate.\nlanguages have developed over the years. No scientific rules were used to develop languages.\nGrammar and spellings were introduced later when the need was felt to standardize things.\nYou will find many inconsistencies in every language.
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fatima, what other aspect would you choose, would you claim is more important than language?\n\nFor by language, indeed languages, we evolved apes have learned to communicate.  With language, by our communication, we've learned to warn each other of the poisonous berries, or the bad water, downsteam from where the Hippos pooh-pooh....\n\nWith communication, i.e. language, mankind has taken the boldest step ever in the species' progression.  \n\nAbout 6 or 7 years ago, the Arts and Entertainment Channel here in the U.S. catagorized the 100 greatest innovations, of the past 1000 years.  This broadcast was carried over two nights, with the latter 50 on the first night, allowing speculation to build over 48 hours as to what would be the greatest "invention", innovation of human-kind.....  \n\nGuess what Number 1 was???\n\nThe Guttenburg printing press, in the 15th century.  A machine which spread the printed word,.......language........ across the cultures, across the continent, across the span of the world!!\n\nOtherwise, my answer to your question would be: \napsoreiua bnosI:ri 09589063[wimwbmxzDxkgnhmy[\ni.,  \nXd5rlkhxru47d,rji;l\n>>>GIBBERISH, GIBBERISH, GIBBERISH, GIBBERISH<<<
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why can't it be all of it? \n\ni'd say that if you pick a crappy subject, you're doomed from the start. language appropriate to the audience is also very important too. \n\nthe other 2 are less important, or so i feel.
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Yes, it depends on what you think is "useful".  Many people believe that English is a very useful language because it is a language spoken in some countries with economic power, so you can use English to do international communications and business.  However, if you are a farmer in a small town in China, your native language is probably the most useful to you because it's a language that you can use to communicate with people in your same community.  So it depends on what you want to do with it.\n\nI think the more languages a person knows, the better!
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Software developers working on natural language programs need linguists. \n\nSpeech recognition software companies need linguists too. \n\nRecently some political gurus have employed linguists to find out which words have a great impact on the audience.
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it is important.  But what about it?
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as a matter of fact almost all the programming languages are of high importance. what u want to learn depends on the type of programs that ur interested in coding.\n\nList of programming languages: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabetical_list_of_programming_languages\n\nList of popular programing languages and why to use them: http://www.scriptol.org/choose.php\n\nProgramming language comparison: http://jvoegele.com/software/langcomp.html\n\nhope u got an acceptable answer for ur question!
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Depends on the type of language (the same language groups as yours or not), and on task you wish to accomplish.\nShould you talk or write more?\nIn some languages you need to start from scratch even in alphabet. \n\n * If you gonna be novelist, it's very tough.\n   Theodor Dreiser did it the whole life, and still \n   his German English was not perfect enough\n * do you need verbally communicate in very efficient way:\n   (for example, convincing others to give up their \n   money for some good/bad/unknown purpose)?\n * do you need just read technical manuals?\n\nThe best way to lean new language is to forget your native language for a while. For example, babies learn language fantastically quickly. \n\nConclusion: be baby! (seriously) Open your mind to new.\nOur problem with any education is that we're pretty much the grown-ups in all and stopped being surprised (part of mind job) and absorb new things in the easiest possible way.
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A word is a meaningful combination of one or more letters in a language, used in writing to convey a sense.