a dead language (=a language that is no longer spoken ) She didn’t see the point of learning a dead language. modern languages (=languages that are spoken now ) The school has a good modern languages department. a second language (=a language you speak that is not your first language ) Most of the students learned English as their second language. somebody’s first/native language (=the language someone first learned as a child ) His first language was Polish. the English/Japanese/Spanish etc language She had some knowledge of the Spanish language. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + language a foreign language He found learning a foreign language extremely difficult. know a language He had lived in Japan, but did not know the language. master a language (=succeed in learning a language well ) She had had a long struggle to master the Russian language. learn a language Immigrants are expected to learn the language of their new country. language of the language of science 4 swearing informal SWEAR words that most people think are offensive mind/watch your language spoken (=stop swearing ) bad/foul/abusive language 5 → strong language 6 computers technical TD a system of instructions for operating a computer a programming language for the Web 7 signs/actions/sounds WAY/METHOD signs, movements, or sounds that express ideas or feelings language of the language of bees the language of dolphins → body language, sign language, → speak the same language COLLOCATIONS verbs speak a language Can you speak a foreign language? use a language The children use their native language at home.
#Language barrier meaning full
literary/poetic language The plays are full of old-fashioned poetic language. ordinary/everyday language He is able to explain complicated ideas in simple everyday language. spoken/written language The expression is mainly used in written language. S1 W1 noun 1 English/French/Arabic etc LANGUAGE a system of communication by written or spoken words, which is used by the people of a particular country or area How many languages do you speak? one of the best-known poems in the English language 2 communication LANGUAGE the use of written or spoken words to communicate the origins of language 3 style/type of words WORD, PHRASE, OR SENTENCE a particular style or type of words legal/medical/technical etc language The letter was written in complicated legal language.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Computers, Linguistics, Languages language lan‧guage / ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ /
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