Concept information
Preferred term
geography of languages
Definition
- Language (in contrast to speech) may be understood in several ways: (a) as a means of organizing thought, (b) as a way of communicating for producing and sharing meaning, and (c) as a vehicle for bringing the world into consciousness. Thus, language is simultaneously a psychological, social, and cultural phenomenon. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Geography; Languages, Geography of]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/geography_of_languages
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