Definizione monolingua

language

language (countable and uncountable; plural languages)

1. (countable) A form of communication using words either spoken or gestured with the hands and structured with grammar, often with a writing system.

   the English language

   sign language

   • 1900, William Beckford, The History of the Caliph Vathek^[1], page 50:

     ""No language could express his rage and despair.""

2. (uncountable) The ability to communicate using words.

   the gift of language

3. (countable or uncountable) Nonverbal communication.

   body language

4. (computing, countable) A computer language.
5. (uncountable) The vocabulary and usage used in a particular specialist field.

   legal language

6. (uncountable) The particular words used in speech or a passage of text.

   The language he used to talk to me was obscene.

   The language used in the law does not permit any other interpretation.

7. (uncountable) Profanity.
   • 1978, James Carroll, Mortal Friends^[2], ISBN 0440157897, page 500:

     ""Where the hell is Horace?"" ¶""There he is. Hes coming. You shouldnt use language.""

8. Words, written or spoken, in a specific sequence that a person uses to describe, to a another person, the type of thoughts in their mind.

Definizione dizionario language

	lingua
	system of communication using words or symbols
	La maniera di una persona di parlare o di esprimersi.
	A person's manner of speaking.
	A system of communication using the spoken or signed word or using symbols that represent words, signs or sounds.
	Any variety of language that functions as a system of communication for its speakers.

	linguaggio
	vocabulary of a particular field
	particular words used
	nonverbal communication
	computer language
	An artificial language that specifies instructions to be executed on a computer. The term covers a wide spectrum, from binary-coded machine language to high-level languages.

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Altri significati:

the ability to communicate using words

(uncountable) Profanity.

(computing, countable) A computer language.

(uncountable) The ability to communicate using words.

(countable) A form of communication using words either spoken or gestured with the hands and structured with grammar, often with a writing system.

(uncountable) The vocabulary and usage used in a particular specialist field.

(countable or uncountable) Nonverbal communication.

(uncountable) The particular words used in speech or a passage of text.