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language (Language)

A system of signs for expressing thought. The system can be either natural or artificial, i.e. something that emerges gradually as a cultural artifact or something that is intentionally created by a person or group of people.

Ontology

SUMO / BASE-ONTOLOGY

Superclass(es)

[tree]
entity
is subclass of
  physical  
is subclass of
  object  
is subclass of
  self connected object  
is subclass of
  content bearing object  
is subclass of
  linguistic expression  
is subclass of
  language  

Subclass(es)

animal language  artificial language  human language 

Coordinate term(s)

morpheme  phrase  text  word 

Constrains relations

expressed in language  related external concept  represents in language 

Related WordNet synsets

language, linguistic communication
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written"
language is kind of (all)...   language is kind of...   kinds of language...   kinds of language (all)...  
linguistically, lingually
with respect to language; "linguistically impaired children"; "a lingually diverse population"
linguistically pertains to noun...  
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Axioms (1)

language is disjointly decomposed into animal language,human language,computer language. 
(disjointDecomposition Language AnimalLanguage HumanLanguage ComputerLanguage)