Having established a general definition for a language, what dis

Language is a unique object; it takes thousands of years to develop, and only a fraction of time to make extinct. We use it everyday as an essential part of our life, and thus care must be taken to see the true value of the gift we, as humans, have.

tinguishes one language from another? The fundamental difference must lie in the basic phonetic sounds that make up words. Thus it is hard for English-speakers to pronounce d and z together as is one often in Russian language, or a combination of ng at the beginning of a word, which is widely used in the Navajo language. Further combination of these sounds makes up different words. As the patterns used to piece these sounds together are different, the words have only one meaning in a particular language. As language is used to communicate thought, when translating form one language to another several obstacles can arise. Some languages have limited vocabulary, while other have several meaning for one word. Cultural idioms and proverbs are also hard to communicate as they may sound ludicrous and confusing not in the original language. Two other distinct languages are mathematical and musical. These, though more universal, are also restricted in the sense that the reader has to be fa

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