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imported>John Stephenson ("A type of communication system; this term is used in linguistics, computer science and other fields to refer to..." (more general definition; original now defines natural language) |
imported>Pat Palmer (adding a caveat to the definition so that its less narrow) |
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A type of communication system | A type of communication system, commonly used in linguistics, computer science and other fields to refer to different systems, including 'natural language' in humans, programming languages run on computers, and so on. A wider definition of language - what counts as a language and what doesn't - is a difficult philosophical topic, deserving an article in its own right. | ||
Revision as of 08:22, 30 August 2020
A type of communication system, commonly used in linguistics, computer science and other fields to refer to different systems, including 'natural language' in humans, programming languages run on computers, and so on. A wider definition of language - what counts as a language and what doesn't - is a difficult philosophical topic, deserving an article in its own right.