When we think of an intelligent being we think of someone like us, a creature that is able to think and communicate effectively . Communication or language is a process every child learns from birth, and we continue to use it until our death. The structure of our language gives us the ability for abstract thinking. Because of this we are able to expand our knowledge and evolve as a society. Language is a system of …showed first 75 words of 667 total…

…showed last 75 words of 667 total…ourselves. We are able to not only share ideas but also to formulate our own helping the human race to continue evolving. Language and its use symbols has set us apart from the rest of the animal world. Because of language we can share ideas, educate ourselves and improve our lives. Language helps us as a society to keep evolving, without it we still would have been like apes pointing fingers at what we see.