This document discusses various aspects of language and communication. It defines what language is, including words having denotative and connotative meanings. It also discusses cognitive language, grammar as a system of rules, and the different functions of language like communication, controlling, informing and imagining. The document outlines problems with language and meaning, including abstraction, evasion, semantics and pragmatics. It examines language behaviors and how they are influenced by relationships, context, gender roles, geography and technology.