Language

Language

"The communication process involves sending messages from one person's nervous system to another's with the intention of creating a meaning similar to the one in the sender's mind. The verbal message does this through words, the basic elements of language, and words, of course, are verbal symbols." (Tubbs & Moss, Human Communication, p. 66)

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) from Healthtouch Online.

Center for Spoken Language

Constructed Human Languages

Gender and Language

Human Languages Page

Language and Language Family Resources

Language Skills grades 3-12

Organizational Semiotics Forum

Southern States Language Resources

Text and Meaning

Application: To test your knowledge of word origins, click here. Following is a brief test from the University of Washington and Yale, which is based on connotations of names: Self-Preference.

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