Vocabulary Communicates Knowledge

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Vocabulary is critical in communicating anything and informing others. Vocabulary is the words we use to phrase sentences; that are our thoughts. “We think in words. The more words you know, the more thoughts you can have." Our vocabularies consist of many words, so many thoughts we can have. These vocabularies, our words, can be very useful in stating ideas, raising questions, and describing objects or events. Our vocabularies have words such as; nouns and verbs tell exactly what a person is think or wanting others to understand. They are words like; what, why, and how so that we can expand our understanding of something from someone else. Adjectives like; big, round, flat, and colorful to describe things for others to understand better.

Knowledge is communicated through talking, writing, or watching. When talking with someone vocabulary is used in the language we speak. The limitation to talking with someone is the language. Language is a barrier worldwide. This barrier keeps people from understanding other people because of a language difference. So, knowledge is lost or is not communicated. There also is a problem with distance. These days distance is not much of a problem anymore because of the internet. But not to long ago, distance hindered the spread of knowledge just because talking was not possible over great distances, like the ocean. When writing someone distance is not a problem but language again causes an issue. Mail can reach the far corners of the Earth. So, to spread knowledge on paper is not hindered by distance. But we write in our own languages, and they are not understood worldwide. So, again there is a loss of knowledge for those who cannot understand a certain language. Both of these ways to communicat...

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Can vocabulary communicate more than knowledge? Yes, in many ways it can. Vocabulary, can communicate knowledge, but it also reveal feelings, emotions, and reasons.

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