"Perhaps of all the creations of man, language is the most astonishing" Lytton Strachey (The Second Draft)

        From all the inventions of ancient world, language is probably the only one that contributed to the progress of human kind most. It had and continues to play an important role in man's life. Only through communication humans succeeded to share with what they had done during a day, to express their feelings and to develop their intellect. 

       Nobody can say exactly how language came into being. It is only known that humans appeared first and then the language. There are several theories of the origin of the language. Some researchers strongly believe that language is a gift of the Gods to humans. Moreover, researchers are inclined to believe that people have a Language Acquisition Device that represents an innate predisposition to acquire language easily since they are children because language is considered to be an internal component of the brain or mind. Some linguists believe that people are genetically programmed to learn language. There is a classification of theories into invention/imitation theories and necessity theories. Invention or imitation theories are: ding-dong, pooh-pooh, bow-wow and ta-ta theory while the necessity theories are: warning, yo-he-ho and lying. These theories state different points of view why people began to speak. According to them, people started to imitate in order to communicate among them. People felt that they needed to communicate and this fact determined them to express their thoughts and feelings.

       Language is the most significant means of communication in any society. It is a system of symbols through which people express their thoughts, ideas and feelings. As a matter of fact, people use language all the time, either consciously or unconsciously. They use language while speaking, while thinking, while gesturing and even while dreaming. Language is a social phenomenon because people wouldn't be able to live in a society, to keep social relations without language. Being in society, people communicate with all the members of their communities using the language they speak. Due to language, interpersonal relations are kept as well. Man is the only being who has the ability of speaking. It is the language which differentiate humans from animals.

       Humans are able to communicate verbally and non-verbally. People use language in verbal communication, symbols, signs, sound and paralinguistic means in order to transmit a message. Symbols may be spoken, written or signed with the hands. There is a classification of signs into natural, conventional and linguistic. A sign generates different meanings depending on the culture in which it takes place and people who use it. 

       Language implies not only words but it implies body language as well. It has a special term in linguistics "Kinesics" which refers to body movements, facial expressions, eye contact, gestures, body positions, forms of greeting and their relation to communication. In their communication people use gestures, facial expressions, body movements, etc. which become a part of the language. 

      In conclusion, I would like to point out that language is a very significant communication tool used by people. It is a characteristic which gives everybody the possibility to communicate, express their thoughts, opinions and maintain social relations within a society. Man can be proud that he has managed to design the most astonishing invention ever which is called Language.