Language and Knowledge

... Filbert Nguyen September 23, 2001 Dr. Warner A3 Language and Knowledge Language is the instrument that allows mankind to convey, and share information, feelings, and thoughts. Without language, there would be no method, in which humans could express abstract thoughts, or any thoughts, which did not occur instantaneously. Only the most rudimentary thoughts could be expressed through such simplistic forms of symbolic language, where a word would stand for a concrete object. However, human knowledge is comprised of much more than such basic thoughts, and concrete details, it is more than a collection of data; it is a continuing process of thought, ideas, and everything, which can be expressed by language. In this perception of what knowledge is, it is at least plausible to conclude that the intertwining of knowledge and language is so closely knit that it is impossible to separate the two. An example of this invincible bond can be

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