Language and Reference

Language

Language noun - The stock of words, pronunciation, and grammar used by a people as their basic means of communication.

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Reference and language are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reference" instead a noun "Language".

Reference noun - Something mentioned in a text as providing related and especially supporting information.

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Language and reference are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Language" instead a noun "Reference".

known	known language	known reference
particular	particular language	particular reference
similar	similar language	similar reference
specific	specific language	specific reference
Other adjectives: original, dead, single, actual, entire, real, obscure, bad, sexual, explicit, local, literary.

Though the Nasuverse does not explicitly reference the Tower, Masters of Babel are people who speak the language of ancient Babylon, when humanity had one culture and language.

Source: Tower of Babel
On a side note, language textbooks frequently apppear horrifically outdated because they always seem to have at least one reference to someone asking for the direction to the discotheque.

Source: Disco
Explanation A reference to the fact that most Western fans of Japanese works cannot speak or read Japanese, so the Japanese language may as well be "alien moon language" to them.

Source: Memes / Anime

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