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Language
Tree Number(s)
F01.145.209.399
L01.559
Unique ID
D007802
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007802
Annotation
what is spoken or written; do not confuse with
LINGUISTICS
(see note there) or
SPEECH
(language as it comes out of the mouth)
Scope Note
A verbal or nonverbal means of communicating ideas or feelings.
Entry Term(s)
Dialect
See Also
Multilingualism
Sign Language
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2019/02/26
Allowable Qualifiers
history (HI)
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Behavior [F01.145]
Communication [F01.145.209]
Cell Phone Use [F01.145.209.186]
Information Seeking Behavior [F01.145.209.372]
Language [F01.145.209.399]
Sign Language [F01.145.209.399.500]
Literacy [F01.145.209.429]
Narration [F01.145.209.459]
Negotiating [F01.145.209.520]
Nonverbal Communication [F01.145.209.530]
Teach-Back Communication [F01.145.209.719]
Verbal Behavior [F01.145.209.908]
Information Science [L01]
Classification [L01.100]
Communication [L01.143]
Computing Methodologies [L01.224]
Copying Processes [L01.280]
Data Display [L01.296]
Data Science [L01.305]
Informatics [L01.313]
Information Management [L01.399]
Information Sources [L01.462]
Information Storage and Retrieval [L01.470]
Information Technology [L01.479]
Information Theory [L01.488]
Language [L01.559]
Language Arts [L01.559.423]
Linguistics [L01.559.598]
Library Science [L01.583]
Postcards as Topic [L01.731]
Publishing [L01.737]
Systems Analysis [L01.906]
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Language
Preferred
Concept UI
M0012201
Scope Note
A verbal or nonverbal means of communicating ideas or feelings.
Terms
Language
Preferred Term
Term UI
T023340
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1978)
Dialect
Narrower
Concept UI
M000646311
Scope Note
Language forms, particularly oddities of pronunciation and syntax, that are associated with a region or a group.
Terms
Dialect
Preferred Term
Term UI
T000949828
Date
12/18/2018
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2020)
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