Language

Full Title or Meme

A Language allows expression of thought or gives commands for action.

Context

The original use of language

The original form of language was spoken and it dates back to the end of the Neolithic age, around 150,000 years ago. Written language began around 6,000 years ago, probably in Sumer.

Examples

• Natural language
• Policy Language
• Mathematics = Niels Bohr appreciated math as a language that allows us to talk about things that cannot be expressed in natural language. It allows us to think about things that are not accessible to natural language.
• Meta-mathematics (a term originated by Hilbert)