Language is a structured system of signs and combinations used to express and interpret meanings. It includes spoken and signed languages and supports reference and interaction. Conventions and context shape interpretation, while communication also includes gestures that need not constitute a linguistic system.
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Key concepts are the working vocabulary of the field: the terms that the models and tools rely on and that a decision about communication has to use precisely. Each entry defines the term and sends you to the brief or the self-guided audit where it is put to work.