... of conventionalized signs, sounds, gesture, or marks having understood meanings: the suggestion by objects, actions, or conditions of associated ideas or feelings"1. I believe that this definition is most suitable for the word "language", because it states that "[...] communicating ideas or feelings by the use of conventionalized signs, sounds, gestures, or marks having understood meanings: the suggestion by objects, actions, or conditions of associated ideas or feelings". This suggests that the only way to convey, and express ones feeling about a subject, or action is through the conventionalized use of language. There are various forms of language such as, sign language, body language, and verbal (ex. English, Russian etc.) and scripted languages, all of which are "conventionalized" or have "understood meanings". For instance, body language is "conventionalized" and has an "understood meaning", because, for example my friend was crying, and I assumed that she was sad. I was not ...

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