The Top English Grammar Tips From A–Z
Traducción de language en Español:
language
lenguaje, n.
Ver definición en Español de lenguaje
nombre
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(speech, means of communication)lenguaje masculinothe language of gesture — el lenguaje gestual / de los gestos- language acquisition — adquisición del lenguaje
- After spoken language came the written word, and the boy dove into literature with grim determination.
- This play on the oral and written language mirrors the structure of the blues and the instrumental variations of jazz.
- In Darwin's apt phrase, the ability of humans to learn language is ‘an instinctive tendency to acquire an art’.
- It is estimated that it was about 100,000 years ago that humans developed spoken language.
- When we are growing up and learning language, the words apply to ‘obviously different’ groups.
- During early childhood, children with dyslexia have difficulties learning spoken language.
- Her mum Sara and dad Billy, of Belthorn Road, Belthorn, said they were delighted Ellie could now begin to learn spoken language.
- Learning words is not learning language, but it is a necessary step, possibly a first step.
- The structural nature of language removes the written word from a direct relationship with its physical referent.
- Somehow the idea was that you learn your language through speaking it, and knowing what a noun and a verb are is a distraction.
- Generally speaking, language provides our primary method of communication.
- Linguistic intelligence involves sensitivity to the spoken and written language and the ability to learn languages.
- Written language generally uses more complex grammatical constructions than spoken language does.
- His research interests include biliteracy, language policy, and language development.
- To me, this suggests that human language, or communication has a physical effect on the physiology of the natal child.
- The grammars of these languages contain vital clues to the nature of the human language faculty, which is still very much an unsolved problem.
- There is surely more nonsense written about language than about any other topic.
- Chomsky and the deep structure of language, yeah, that is what you are referring to.
- His theory of grammar, forged at this time, holds that grammar, the capability to form structured language, is innate to the human mind.
- Written language is a also [sic] a human invention, like spoken language, but it is not a universal invention.
- language acquisition — adquisición del lenguaje
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(style, terminology)lenguaje masculinoscientific/poetic/high-flown language — lenguaje científico/poético/elevado- natural language — lenguaje natural
- I've never heard him use such language before — nunca le había oído decir tales palabrotas
- language! — ¡esa boca … !
- More specifically there are discussions of his language and poetic style as well as of the topics and ideas in his work.
- And later, these men and women had to do a minute analysis of one another's diction, style, language, and so on.
- His work, with its different theatrical styles and unique language, has invented an entirely new kind of theatre experience.
- This symbolism, Wilson's poetic language and his vivid characters are the play's strengths.
- The tone of Boyfriend! is of someone older writing for a younger audience in simple language.
- Its language and style remain miles away from the day-to-day concerns of ordinary black South Africans.
- The finance minister echoes this theme in more deliberate language in his speech to Northland business people.
- The book marries witty, Jane Austen-ish language and style against an imagined tapestry of fairy magic.
- Not a single piece of ambiguous language obscured the food on offer.
- The language and style were militant, authoritative, and riddled with the easy obscenities typical of male talk.
- Most appealing about the show was the romantic theme and the gorgeous poetic yet contemporary language, says MacLeod.
- The aims of the scheme are to demystify science in the eyes of students and to get scientists to explain what they do in normal, everyday language.
- It is written in a smooth and engaging style using accessible language without simplifying the arguments.
- It may well be an immaculately written novel, correctly spelt, beautifully punctuated, and full of poetic language and noble ideas.
- Despite her poetic language Fréchette does not avoid making rather obvious lessons of Helen's journey.
- But I'm saying things which are so naked, and often in a very poetic language that is somehow so personal.
- Behind the humour, however, one finds a novel of great merit and depth, constructed in the most poetic language, and not at all about fish.
- Another way to say this is that Ungaretti now felt a need to substantialize further his poetic language.
- Instead of conversing in regular, everyday language, they first have to turn what they want to say over in their heads.
- Chief among her gifts is the ability to consider everyday language as if entirely from outside of it.
- Although phrased in diplomatic language, this was a clear warning to China not to seek to retake Taiwan by force.
- The cardinal's claim, filed in court by his attorneys, is boilerplate legal defense language.
- The serpentine syntax of legal language is often used to obfuscate meaning and confuse those outside the law.
- However, there is a severe shortage of people able to draft bills in the correct legal language.
- New Zealand First often finds it difficult to distinguish why and how legal language and terminology can go down that path.
- Disguised in the legal language is a set of rules to facilitate the corporate takeover of global services.
- Despite its boiler-plate legal language, this was anything but a routine land transfer.
- In cold legal language it all sounded, and was, less generous and expansive than it had seemed in the emotional candlelight of a summer night.
- Legal language, however, cannot remain silent in the face of unspeakable injuries.
- The revolutionary character of this edict was partially masked by the formal legal language in which it was couched.
- Nothing bothers me more than to hear lawyers using legal language to intimidate and get their way.
- Also, they will tend to be drawn up in less precise legal language.
- The ghost of slavery is built into our legal language and holds our prison system in its grip.
- If the member knows anything about legal language, that is not the same thing exactly as saying that we own it.
- This power of legal language is that to which we refer when we call upon the state to effect the regulation of offensive speech.
- Legal theorists are generally interested in legal language and the legal subject.
- As originally outlined, these research areas were phrased totally in scientific and technological language.
- He had tried to express in scholarly language the excitement we all felt.
- Some things could only be expressed in the compact language of mathematics.
- It is very challenging for us to investigate and try to find the right theatrical language to express this play as far as we can.
- natural language — lenguaje natural
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3.1(particular tongue)
idioma masculinolengua femeninoshe's fluent in five languages — habla cinco idiomas con fluidez- the English language — la lengua inglesa
- first language — lengua materna
- language course — curso de idiomas
- language degree — licenciatura en filología / idiomas
- language school — escuela de idiomas
- language skills — aptitudes lingüísticas
- language student — estudiante de idiomas
- language studies — estudios de idiomas
- language teacher — profesor de idiomas
- language teaching — enseñanza de idiomas
- In many communities switching between languages serves important functions.
- Such verse was unknown in classical Greek but common in Latin and the Celtic and Germanic languages.
- In many communities, the language of choice is neither of Canada's two official languages.
- Tigrinya is a language whose sound system is quite exotic from an English speaker's point of view.
- An analogous account can be given of many of the bound morphemes of English and other languages.
- It is argued here that the study of natural sign languages can enhance our understanding of what language is.
- This disappoints me a little, as I was quite fond of the idea that the first languages were sign languages.
- There are a vast number of languages that are known as tone languages or tonal languages.
- Anyone who has worked on an undocumented language or dialect will be familiar with this kind of situation.
- The Basques are a distinct community with a unique language in what is today northern Spain and south west France.
- I think there is a great deal of potential for new languages and modes of communication to be developed on the net.
- One of the placements should involve communication in a language other than English, at least at a basic level.
- In only one romance is the original language a Celtic language, and that is rather late in the schema of this material.
- Private schools are permitted to use any language as the language of instruction.
- It's easy to switch to a language you do know well if you get stuck and it isn't all that complicated.
- It is argued that these results have practical importance for teaching English as a second language.
- With an easy command of two languages and her local dialect, the world can open up for her.
- Czech is a Slavic language with a declension system based on seven cases.
- Investors have found this a great asset in the global economy, as the language of business communication is English.
- Because the language of study and communication was English, the Hindus forgot about Sanskrit.
- the English language — la lengua inglesa
3.2Informática
lenguaje masculino- It stands for Structured Query Language and is a language that all relational databases understand.
- A simple port scanner can be written in under 15 minutes by a good programmer in a language such as Java or Perl.
- Whether this is done by studying a programming language like C or PERL, or any of the many others, is immaterial.
- For many system administrators, myself included, Perl is the scripting language of choice.
- Programmers must evolve to writing applications in higher programming languages.
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