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, 21:30, 18 August 2007New page: Languages: ''Language''' is a system of arbitrary symbols and the rules used to manipulate them. '''Language''' can also refer to the use of such systems as a general phenomenon. ...
Languages: ''Language''' is a [[system]] of arbitrary symbols and the rules used to manipulate them. '''Language''' can also refer to the use of such systems as a general [[phenomenon]]. Though commonly used as a means of communication among people, human language is only one instance of this phenomenon. This article concerns the properties of language in general. For information specifically on the use of language by humans see the main article on [[natural language]].
Literature: The term "literature" has different meanings depending on who is using it and in what context. It could be applied broadly to mean any symbolic record, encompassing everything from images and [[sculpture]]s to letters. In a more narrow sense the term could mean only text composed of letters, or other examples of symbolic written language ([[Egyptian hieroglyphs]], for example). An even more narrow interpretation is that text have a physical form, such as on paper or some other portable form, to the exclusion of [[inscription]]s or [[digital media]].
[[Category: The Humanities]]
Literature: The term "literature" has different meanings depending on who is using it and in what context. It could be applied broadly to mean any symbolic record, encompassing everything from images and [[sculpture]]s to letters. In a more narrow sense the term could mean only text composed of letters, or other examples of symbolic written language ([[Egyptian hieroglyphs]], for example). An even more narrow interpretation is that text have a physical form, such as on paper or some other portable form, to the exclusion of [[inscription]]s or [[digital media]].
[[Category: The Humanities]]