The term language is a word that we hear everyday in all sorts of contexts. This is another way of knowing in the theory of knowledge course. Although there are several definitions that is used to describe the word language, in theory of knowledge, language is a system of human communication using words, written and spoken, and particular ways of combining them. However, this does not mean that there aren’t any limitations with language because there are certain ideas or things that people want to communicate, which can’t fully be expressed through language. This means that out language, could potentially limit the kind of things we can communicate.
A very interesting concept that arises from this is whether animals are able to communicate or use language. This was a very interesting topic that I had thought of quite a few times in the past. After a couple of discussions in class, I came to realize that although they may be some animals such as dolphins that communicate through sound waves, animals don’t really use language in the same way humans do.
Ian Barton's Theory of Knowledge 