Importance Of Language
The Importance of Language
Calla Maldonado
Philosophy 110
Wednesdays 3:45
Dr. William Hale Spring 2015
Point of View Language is used to communicate in several different aspects such as expressing feelings, signs, symbols, gestures, and sounds. Language is also the basis of transmitting knowledge. We all learn a language when we are young in which is used to give and receive knowledge. Without language we would not be able to exchange words or learn knowledge. However, knowledge also comes from our senses, our individual reasoning and our feelings. We change the way we talk to smaller children and the way we talk at work. Language is so important that we tend to overlook how we essentially use it for everything.
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Language is important in every aspect of our lives because it allows people to communicate in a manner that enables the sharing of common ideas (Education.com, 2013).
Language helps shape a persons’ identity (Atylmo, 2008).
Language is the basis of transmitting knowledge (Dr. Manivanan, 2006).
Language is used to express feelings and in signs, gestures, symbols, and sounds.
We change our language depending on who we talk to and where we are talking. Example: at work, to children,etc. (Bauer, Laurie 2003).
Learning language will help a persons’ vocabulary and expand knowledge.
Explanation We use language to communicate, express our feelings to others and to ask questions. Language is so specific to humans that it separates us from all other living beings. We use language by combining words to create meaning. There are currently over six thousand language schemes used around the world (Davito, J. A. 2009). Without being able to express or say how we feel, we wouldn’t be able to interact with one another. Signs and symbols are another important aspect of language. For example, a stop sign yields us to stop and smoke usually indicates that there is a fire. Sounds are a language that include a police car, a fire truck
Calla Maldonado
Philosophy 110
Wednesdays 3:45
Dr. William Hale Spring 2015
Point of View Language is used to communicate in several different aspects such as expressing feelings, signs, symbols, gestures, and sounds. Language is also the basis of transmitting knowledge. We all learn a language when we are young in which is used to give and receive knowledge. Without language we would not be able to exchange words or learn knowledge. However, knowledge also comes from our senses, our individual reasoning and our feelings. We change the way we talk to smaller children and the way we talk at work. Language is so important that we tend to overlook how we essentially use it for everything.
Data
Language is important in every aspect of our lives because it allows people to communicate in a manner that enables the sharing of common ideas (Education.com, 2013).
Language helps shape a persons’ identity (Atylmo, 2008).
Language is the basis of transmitting knowledge (Dr. Manivanan, 2006).
Language is used to express feelings and in signs, gestures, symbols, and sounds.
We change our language depending on who we talk to and where we are talking. Example: at work, to children,etc. (Bauer, Laurie 2003).
Learning language will help a persons’ vocabulary and expand knowledge.
Explanation We use language to communicate, express our feelings to others and to ask questions. Language is so specific to humans that it separates us from all other living beings. We use language by combining words to create meaning. There are currently over six thousand language schemes used around the world (Davito, J. A. 2009). Without being able to express or say how we feel, we wouldn’t be able to interact with one another. Signs and symbols are another important aspect of language. For example, a stop sign yields us to stop and smoke usually indicates that there is a fire. Sounds are a language that include a police car, a fire truck
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