| Descriptor English: | Language | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Lenguaje
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Idioma | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Langage | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Dialect Dialects Languages |
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| Tree number(s): |
F01.145.209.399 L01.559 SP3.311.900.353.100.548.300 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007802 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A verbal or nonverbal means of communicating ideas or feelings. |
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| Annotation: | what is spoken or written; do not confuse with LINGUISTICS (see note there) or SPEECH (language as it comes out of the mouth) |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
HI history |
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| Related: |
Multilingualism
MeSH Sign Language MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 7980 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D007802 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2019/02/26 |
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PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOLOGY
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms -
INFORMATION SCIENCE
Information Science [L01]Information Science
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| Concept UI |
M0012201 |
| Scope note | A verbal or nonverbal means of communicating ideas or feelings. |
| Preferred term | Language |
| Entry term(s) |
Languages |
| Concept UI |
M000646311 |
| Scope note | Language forms, particularly oddities of pronunciation and syntax, that are associated with a region or a group. |
| Preferred term | Dialect |
| Entry term(s) |
Dialects |
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