Language is a system of communication that relies on verbal or non-verbal codes to transfer information. Communication is a way of interchanging messages or information between two or more people, focusing on the message. Language is a tool of communication. Communication is a process of transferring messages.
Communication can be viewed as a matter of coding and de-coding linguistic information. The speaker codes information and puts his thoughts into words, while the listener de-codes the linguistic information, taking the input from the speaker and translating it back into a thought. In this scenario, it is the code (in this case language) that matters for communication. Individuals with a common code can communicate because they share that code. This is an intuitively appealing view given that communication in our everyday lives so often relies on language, be it in face-to-face conversation, talking on the phone, writing an e-mail, or other forms of exchange. The position that it is the code that matters for communication is nicely phrased by the philosopher John Searle (source: NCBI):
“One can in certain special circumstances ‘request’ someone to leave the room without employing any conventions, but unless someone has a language one cannot request of someone that he e.g., undertake a research project on the problem of diagnosing and treating mononucleosis in undergraduates in American universities.”
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