Language is the means by which the thoughts and feelings of one person are carried to another person so that they are understood

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问题      Language is the means by which the thoughts and feelings of one person are carried to another person so that they are understood. Languages use signs and sounds to【B1】______ meaning: the simplest【B2】______ languages are those of gestures and【B3】______ expressions. One can often learn many of the thoughts of a person by watching his face and【B4】______ actions. More elaborate sign languages are those of the American Indian and other【B5】______ peoples, the finger language of deaf-mutes, and the【B6】______ codes of lights and flags used【B7】______ , as well as by the armies and【B8】______ of the world.
     The simplest sound language is that of groans, cries, and exclamations, such as" ouch", which conveys specific meanings.【B9】______ . More elaborate of sound language is speech, the most common means by which people carry their thoughts to one another. Because speech is frequently accompanied by gestures and facial expressions, a language may be a combination of signs and sounds.
     To be understood is the chief requirement of a language.【B10】______ , he would nor have a true language. What’s the purpose of the language? Someone will say it’s just a tool that makes people understand each other better.
     【B11】______ . Language, therefore, is called a social institution, meaning that men have invented and developed language to satisfy the need to communicate with one another.
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答案The purpose of a language is to communicate, to carry thoughts from one person to another

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