French, English, etc.

noun

1. Form or manner of verbal expression
2. The vocabulary and phraseology belonging to a specific art, subject, or a department of knowledge

   "the language of diplomacy"

3. Profanity

   "… shouldn't of blamed the fellers if they'd cut loose with some language …"

4. Specific words especially in a law or regulation

   "The police were diligent in enforcing the language of the law."

5. The study of language especially as a school subject

   "earned a grade of B in language"

plural noun

1. The subjects (such as reading, spelling, literature, and composition) that aim at developing the student's comprehension and capacity for use of written and oral language

noun

1. A mathematical model see model that analyzes a corpus of text in order to accurately represent the relationships between words

   "We have tremendous freedom to put words in any order we like. The computer has to have some kind of handle, a language model. It has to figure how likely any particular word is to pop up at any time."

noun

1. A difficulty for people communicating because they speak different languages

noun

1. A room with equipment (such as computers or tape recorders) where people can listen to and practice speaking foreign languages

noun

1. A sign language that is used especially for communication by and with deaf people and is the formal sign language of the U.S. and English-speaking Canada and also serves as the basis for various sign languages in other countries (such as Thailand, Nigeria, and Bolivia)

noun

1. A programming language that consists of instructions that are mnemonic codes for corresponding machine language instructions

noun

1. The gestures, movements, and mannerisms by which a person or animal communicates with others

noun

1. Pidgin

noun

1. Language that consists of or includes figures of speech (such as metaphors and similes)

   "Scenes that flourish with figurative language are juxtaposed with others that are brutally clinical, presented succinctly with the cold, hard facts."