Does language play roles of equal importance in different areas of knowledge?
One might ask what is language which I use everyday? Language is defined as a method of communication by humans using symbols to share ideas, emotions, information and opinions. This can either be verbal or non-verbal. Would you not agree that most of things we learn in school are conveyed to us through language such as through teaching and reading textbooks? In order for communication to take place, it requires a sender, a message and a receiver. Language is a mode of communication that enables the message to be conveyed from the sender to the receiver. It is one of the ways humans acquire knowledge. On the surface, it seems that language is equally important in the development of these areas of knowledge, to gather and accumulate knowledge in respective areas. However, on closer analysis, it becomes clearer that due to different functions of language, it is used differently. This essay would look at how language is being used in Natural Sciences, History and Arts, to illustrate that,
