non-languageadj.n.

Brit.

/nɒnˈlaŋɡwɪdʒ/, U.S.

/nɑnˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, language n.

Etymology: < non- prefix + language n.With sense B. compare non- prefix 2b.

A. adj.

Of or relating to that which is not language; concerned with non-verbal communication.

ΚΠ

1919 J. B. Watson Psychol. ix. 310 The subject of explicit and implicit language processes and of other implicit but non-language processes connected with thinking is..vast.

1923 Amer. Econ. Rev. 13 727 A pioneer in the field of performance or non-language tests.

1936 J. R. Kantor Objective Psychol. Gram. vi. 74 B's action may be connected with a non-language response—namely, handing over the book.

2001 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 18 Feb. As babies..we learn to communicate our needs and emotions through non-language noises.

B. n.

That which is not language, esp. non-verbal or sublinguistic communication. Also: a use of language considered substandard or unintelligible.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > [noun] > non-verbal communication

converse1758

non-language1928

1928 Q. Rev. Biol. 3 19 May it not be that here..we have not distinct classes of stimuli—language vs. non-language—but a graded series of stimulus situations.

1953 C. E. Bazell Ling. Form 101 The boundary between language and non-language..is indeterminate.

1987 J. Hersey Mr. Quintillian in Fling (1990) 168 Form after modernizing form flopped onto our desks. A species of non-language crawled across each of these.

2001 New Republic 29 Oct. 38 The humor lies in a more subtle kind of mistake, taking the non-language of advertising as though it were real communication.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	non-language
释义	non-languageadj.n. Brit. /nɒnˈlaŋɡwɪdʒ/, U.S. /nɑnˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, language n. Etymology: < non- prefix + language n.With sense B. compare non- prefix 2b. A. adj. Of or relating to that which is not language; concerned with non-verbal communication. ΚΠ 1919 J. B. Watson Psychol. ix. 310 The subject of explicit and implicit language processes and of other implicit but non-language processes connected with thinking is..vast. 1923 Amer. Econ. Rev. 13 727 A pioneer in the field of performance or non-language tests. 1936 J. R. Kantor Objective Psychol. Gram. vi. 74 B's action may be connected with a non-language response—namely, handing over the book. 2001 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 18 Feb. As babies..we learn to communicate our needs and emotions through non-language noises. B. n. That which is not language, esp. non-verbal or sublinguistic communication. Also: a use of language considered substandard or unintelligible. ΘΚΠ society > communication > [noun] > non-verbal communication converse1758 non-language1928 1928 Q. Rev. Biol. 3 19 May it not be that here..we have not distinct classes of stimuli—language vs. non-language—but a graded series of stimulus situations. 1953 C. E. Bazell Ling. Form 101 The boundary between language and non-language..is indeterminate. 1987 J. Hersey Mr. Quintillian in Fling (1990) 168 Form after modernizing form flopped onto our desks. A species of non-language crawled across each of these. 2001 New Republic 29 Oct. 38 The humor lies in a more subtle kind of mistake, taking the non-language of advertising as though it were real communication. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1919
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