Moonspeak vs. Language
Difference Between Moonspeak and Language
Moonspeaknoun
(slang) Any confusing foreign language, especially Japanese or another East Asian language.
Languagenoun
(countable) A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.
The English language and the German language are related.Deaf and mute people communicate using languages like ASL.Languagenoun
(uncountable) The ability to communicate using words.
the gift of languageLanguagenoun
(uncountable) The vocabulary and usage of a particular specialist field.
legal language;the language of chemistryLanguagenoun
The expression of thought (the communication of meaning) in a specified way.
body language;the language of the eyesLanguagenoun
A body of sounds, signs and/or signals by which animals communicate, and by which plants are sometimes also thought to communicate.
Languagenoun
A computer language; a machine language.
Languagenoun
(uncountable) Manner of expression.
Languagenoun
(uncountable) The particular words used in a speech or a passage of text.
The language used in the law does not permit any other interpretation.The language he used to talk to me was obscene.Languagenoun
(uncountable) Profanity.
Languagenoun
A languet, a flat plate in or below the flue pipe of an organ.
Languageverb
To communicate by language; to express in language.
Languagenoun
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols;
he taught foreign languagesthe language introduced is standard throughout the textthe speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is writtenLanguagenoun
(language) communication by word of mouth;
his speech was garbledhe uttered harsh languagehe recorded the spoken language of the streetsLanguagenoun
a system of words used in a particular discipline;
legal terminologythe language of sociologyLanguagenoun
the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication;
he didn't have the language to express his feelingsLanguagenoun
the mental faculty or power of vocal communication;
language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animalsLanguagenoun
the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number;
his compositions always started with the lyricshe wrote both words and musicthe song uses colloquial language
