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Language

At the heart of the Language A: Language and literature course is the term 'language'. What exactly though does 'language' mean? A language is a system of communication that is mutually intelligible among all members of a community. How is this different from a dialect? In fact, all languages are dialects. A dialect gains 'language' status when it gains official acceptance as the standard to which all other varieties...


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