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[[Image:Rosettastone100.jpg|left|"Rosetta Stone"]]
 
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A '''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]].[http://www.nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php/Languages_and_Literature]
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A '''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]].
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[[Category: General Reference]]
 
[[Category: General Reference]]
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[[Category: Languages and Literature]]

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