This document discusses the concepts of language and communication. It defines language as an abstract system of symbols that carry prescribed meanings, which can be sounds or letters. The key characteristics of language are that it is humane, meaningful, symbolic, systematic, and flexible. Communication is defined as the process of sharing information, messages, knowledge, or feelings through a communicator, message, channel, and receiver. The relationship between language and communication is that language provides one of the primary channels for the process of communication between humans. While communication is possible without language through gestures, language helps to make communication more meaningful, reduces confusion, and facilitates thinking, aesthetic expression, and cultural exchange.

2. Before entering the
discussion on the
relationship between
Language and
Communication, it
would be better to
make a glance at the
concepts ‘ ‘Language’
and ‘Communication’

3. What is
Language?
Language is an
abstract system of
symbols which carry
prescribed meanings.
The symbols may be
sounds or letters on
the basis of the mode
of communication i.e.
spoken or written.

4. Characteristics
of Language
It is Humane
It is Meaningful
It is Symbolic
It is Systematic
It is Flexible

5. Language
is Humane
It is the most
important trait
or aspect which
distinguish man
from all other
living beings.

6. Language is
Meaningful
It is different from
gestures and body
movements which
are also regarded
means of
communication, as
its symbols carries
specific meanings.

7. Language
is Symbolic
Each language on
the earth has
thousands of
symbols to
convey meanings
of almost all the
things which exist
on it.

8. Language is
systematic
As each language
keeps some
grammatical and
lexical rules,
language always
keeps with it a
systematic structure.

9. Language
is Flexible
Same symbols
may be used for a
different meaning
in a different
context by
making structural
changes

10. What is
Communication?
Communication is
the process of
sharing or passing
information,
message,
knowledge,
feelings etc.

11. Major Elements
of
Communication
Communicator or Source
Message or Signal
Channel or Medium
Receiver or Listener

12. Factor to
be noted
The fruitfulness of
communication is
dependant upon the
channel or medium,
used for conveying
or sharing the
message.

13. Language
The kinship
between Language
and communication
is that Language is
one of the channel
or medium, used in
the process of
communication.
Communication

14. Is communication
possible
Communication is
possible even
without using any
language just as it
is seen in the case
of other animals
which do
communicate by
using gestures and
body movements
Without Language?

15. Hence what is the
importance of
Language
In communication?
Language helps in the process of
thinking conceptualizing
Language makes communication
more meaningful
It reduces confusion
It facilitates aesthetic aspects.
It facilitates cultural exchange

16. Language helps in the
process of thinking
conceptualizing
Man is different from other
animals with his reasoning
and thinking power. His
thoughts molded, developed,
and ultimately transferred
into concepts and conveyed
to others. All these aspects
are possible only by using
language

17. Language makes
communication more
meaningful
Gestures and body
movements have many a
limitation and
communication with them
often becomes vague.
Language offers more clear
and meaningful
communication with
systematically arranged
words and sentences

18. Language reduces
confusion
Look at the
communication of a
deaf person. It often
creates confusion in
the minds of the
receiver. Language
often offers almost
zero degree of
confusion

19. Language facilitates
aesthetic aspects.
Aesthetic sense is
a precious gift,
inbuilt in man. One
cannot even
imagine aesthetic
enjoyment without
language.

20. Language facilitates
cultural exchange.
Language is an
inevitable part of
one’s culture.
When one uses a
particular
language, he
actually conveys
his culture