Language barrier

Language is a conventional code of symbols that allows a sender to formulate a message that can be understood by a receiver.
Symbol – a sign that stands for smth. else, like the national flag or the blindfolded lady with the sword and scales.
Natural signs: clouds that will cause the rain.
Artificial (social) signs: red traffic light: stop.
Language – convention: communication is only possible because symbols and the way they are put together have a shared meaning.
Human use of symbolism enables us separate the representation (word picture) from the reality it represents or refers to and to move from the specific and concrete to the general (“dog” refers to a category, not just Shurik) and the abstract (information, honour, process) – and therefore to communicate about things far away in time or space, to think and communicate abstractly, to generalize, classify, define objects and idea, to give and receive thoughts, to build up knowledge.
The meaning of the word also might depend on its function.
Representative – to describe the world by asserting that such and such is the case. For ex., the referee bit the player.
Expressive – to express feelings or to evoke them.
Directive – to cause or prevent a particular action. “It’s a bit noisy here” is a polite form of “Shut up”.
Ceremonial – biding people. “How do you do”, “It was a lovely party”.
Performative – words transform reality by the very fact of their utterance. “ I declare You man and wife”.
It is worth noting, that only in the case of representative function, truth or falsity can be attributed to the statements. Most of the time we use language to perform more than one function and the task of the hearer is to decide which one is intended or predominant.
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