animal language
artificial languages
child language
computer languages
concepts
descriptive linguistics
distinctive features (language)
figurative language
language of instruction
language universals
languages for special purposes
Language types and language typology refer to characterizing languages of the world by similarities and differences in their structural forms and in their functional uses. They also refer to characterizing them according to language families where there is evidence that the languages have common structural relationships that are consistent with some “parent” language (i.e., genetic classification). [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Language, Types of]
linguistic typology
mutual intelligibility
native language
official languages
oral language
programming languages
sign language
symbolic language
tone languages
uncommonly taught languages
urban language