<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">language</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>languages</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>languages</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>culture-related concepts</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>communication functions</topic></related> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ The means of communicating beyond simple gesture or facial expression, but including the words and their pronunciation or symbolic representation as understood by a considerable community and established by long usage. It includes both verbal and non-verbal communication. Language is typically held by experts to exist only among humans and their ancestors, but not known in other species; however, disagreement on this point exists. Language also refers to the vocabulary or phraseology of a particular sphere, discipline, profession, or social group. For specific, established systems of communication, such as Spanish or English, use "languages (established systems of communication)." ]]></note></mads>