Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Associated Concepts Facet
3. Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)
4. language-related concepts
5. [languages and writing systems]
6. [languages and writing systems by general type]

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Activities Facet
3. Functions
4. functions
5. functions by general context
6. communication functions

Narrower term/s

• living languages
• extinct languages
• ancient languages
• historic languages
• constructed languages
• creoles (language, general)
• dialects
• cants (language, general)
• endangered languages
• dead languages
• pidgins (language, general)
• sign languages
• lingua francas
• mixed languages
• jargon
• language families
• spoken languages
• written languages
• computer languages[+]
  • SQL
• indexing languages
• vernacular languages

Anotations

Scope note:

Established systems of spoken or written communication, distinct from other such systems and used by a particular nation, culture, people, or community, typically consisting of words used within a regular grammatical and syntactic structure. The concept may include established sign languages as well. For the general concept of verbal or non-verbal communication, use "language (general communication)."