Furthermore, the actual use and form of language renders it very difficult to understand as primarily practical in origin. (religion-online.org)
One candidate is our expressive speech — perhaps music is just an abstract form of language. (scientificamerican.com)
But she was recently reminded that the casual, conversational Spanish she spoke at home is not the same as the formal form of the language she's now being asked to teach. (californianstogether.org)