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BHAVIKA MANGLANI

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LANGUAGE: THE MOST POWERFUL TOOL IN HUMAN

COMMUNICATION

INTRODUCTION-

Language is the heart of our world. We need it to survive. Language is

human creation; we create words to mean particular things. We create our
concept of the world by thinking and naming things. Using words helps us
communicate effectively in different situations. Without language, we would
not be able to communicate at all. Verbal communication is one of life's
naturally occurring communication systems. Communication is essential for
human beings. Language is the primary way in which adults pass ways of
thinking and conversing on to their children. Language is an accumulation
of knowledge because we learned everything by somebody through
language. Society would have to recreate itself every generation if it could
not pass its knowledge on through language.

BODY-

Language is one of the most powerful tools in human communication.

Words are meant to establish and maintain friendly contact. Through
words, people shape their identities. People can express their feelings,
attitudes, and experiences to each other through words. By speaking, you
can give others information about yourself and the world around you.

Language informs, persuades, queries, expresses emotions, allows

transmission of complex ideas and data, and its usage is often artful,
whether prosaic or in verse. Of course, so far my remarks are regarding
vocalization and writing. The broadest definition of language includes much
more. For example, we have codes, such as Morse and flag, smoke
signals, body language, and to an extent even music. Computer programs
include special coding that can in some sense be called language. In my
essay I choose to restrict the word's meaning to its root: tongue-based
communication, and its representation by alphabets and writing. All other
versions I will refer to generally as communication.

CONCLUSION-

Our world is widening in a great scale, and we should be aware of the

power of language. With language as your tool, you are capable of
exploring other worlds. Language is considered multi-sensory, consisting of
not only the verbal and writing, but also touch, smell, sound, body, and
gestural elements (Class notes). As human beings are social animals,
people have the instinct to communicate with others, to share our feelings
and thoughts, and as a result, language development in each individual
becomes an instinct (Pinker, 1994). Since language is the tool used for
communication, Wittgenstein says, “The limits of my language are the limits
of my world”.