Human language

The development of human language is one of the most important and most mysterious events in the history of Homo sapiens. We humans are the only great ape — the only species anywhere — that is capable of practically infinite expression.

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A language is a structured system of communication used by humans. Languages can be based on speech and gesture (spoken language), sign, or writing. The structure of language is its grammar and the free components are its vocabulary. Human language is unique among the known systems of animal communication in that it is not dependent on a single mode of transmission (sight, sound, etc.), and affords a much wider range of expression than other systems.

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