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The character "语" is the simplified form of the traditional character "語", structurally composed of the semantic component 言, meaning speech, and the phonetic component 吾, meaning I or myself, which together originally conveyed the act of speaking or expressing oneself. Over time, its meaning expanded from the specific action of verbal utterance to encompass the broader concept of language or words as a system of communication. The simplified form "语" retains the phonetic element 吾 but replaces the full semantic component 言 with its abbreviated variant 讠, yet the character's fundamental association with speech and language remains consistent through its etymological construction.
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他会说英语。
语言是交流的工具。
学习语法很重要。
她用温柔的语气安慰我。
这门课程主要研究语义学。
专家们正在分析这段古代语料。
语用学关注语言在实际中的使用。
语料库对语言学研究至关重要。