Verbal languages

Verbal languages are the most important code used for communication, and words are the bricks of such languages.

Language is a basic tool of life, both for us as individuals and for the society we live in. It helps to hold together nations, races and cultures, and to make them different from others. It has political, class and sexist dimensions. The language we speak and the way we speak it indicates much about our place of origin, education, social background, profes­sion, and possibly about our religion, intelligence and interests.

The better we can use language, the better we are able to communicate. The effective use of language involves knowledge of its words (including how they are spelt) and of the way they combine together, or what is called the grammatical structure or syntax of the language.

Language skills are partly general, and partly specific to the four separate areas of reading, writing, speaking and listening. Someone may, for example, have no skill whatever in the Chinese language, while in French he has good reading, moderate writing and speaking, and poor listening skill.

Communication in more than one verbal language is an increasingly important skill. English speakers have the advantage of knowing the most used language in the world today.

A particular instance of verbal communication is called a speech act. Speech acts confer knowledge and experiences, give advice and commands, express greetings and introductions, and ask questions. A speech act is typically used in the dialogue. The dialogue is a form of communication where both the parties are involved in sending information.

Content: Communication includes acts that declare knowledge or experience, give advice and commands, and ask questions.

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