Human
																	 
																	beings
																	 
																	can
																	 
																	communicate
																	 
																	with
																	 
																	each
																	 
																	other
																	.
																	 
																	We
																	 
																	are
																	 
																	able
																	 
																	to
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	
																	knowledge
																	,
																	 
																	beliefs
																	,
																	 
																		
												
																	,
																	 
																		
												
																	,
																	 
																		
												
																	,
																	 
																		
												
																	,
																	 
																	thanks
																	,
																	 
																	promises
																	,
																	 
																	
																	declarations
																	,
																	 
																	feelings
																	 
																	?
																	 
																	only
																	 
																	our
																	 
																	imagination
																	 
																	sets
																	 
																	limits
																	.
																	 
																	We
																	 
																	can
																	 
																	laugh
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	express
																	 
																	
																	amusement
																	,
																	 
																	happiness
																	,
																	 
																	or
																	 
																	disrespect
																	,
																	 
																	we
																	 
																	can
																	 
																	smile
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	express
																	 
																	amusement
																	,
																	 
																	pleasure
																	,
																	 
																	
																	approval
																	,
																	 
																	or
																	 
																	bitter
																	 
																		
												
																	,
																	 
																	we
																	 
																	can
																	 
																	shriek
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	express
																	 
																	anger
																	,
																	 
																	excitement
																	,
																	 
																	or
																	 
																	fear
																	,
																	 
																	we
																	 
																	
																	can
																	 
																	clench
																	 
																	our
																	 
																	fists
																	 
																	to
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	determination
																	,
																	 
																	anger
																	 
																	or
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	threat
																	,
																	 
																	we
																	 
																	can
																	 
																	raise
																	 
																	our
																	 
																	
																	eyebrows
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	express
																	 
																	surprise
																	 
																	or
																	 
																	disapproval
																	,
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	so
																	 
																	on
																	,
																	 
																	but
																	 
																	our
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	
																	communication
																	 
																	before
																	 
																	anything
																	 
																	else
																	 
																	is
																	 
																		
												
																	.
																	 
																	In
																	 
																	this
																	 
																	book
																	 
																	we
																	 
																	shall
																	 
																	tell
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	lot
																	 
																	
																	about
																	 
																	language
																	,
																	 
																	but
																	 
																	as
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	first
																	 
																	step
																	 
																	towards
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	definition
																	 
																	we
																	 
																	can
																	 
																	say
																	 
																	that
																	 
																	it
																	 
																	is
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	system
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	
																	communication
																	 
																	based
																	 
																	upon
																	 
																	words
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	combination
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	words
																	 
																	into
																	 
																	sentences
																	.
																	 
																	
																	Communication
																	 
																	by
																	 
																	means
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	language
																	 
																	may
																	 
																	be
																	 
																	referred
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	as
																	 
																	linguistic
																	 
																	
																	communication
																	,
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	other
																	 
																	ways
																	 
																	mentioned
																	 
																	above
																	 
																	?
																	 
																	laughing
																	,
																	 
																	smiling
																	,
																	 
																	shrieking
																	,
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	
																	so
																	 
																	on
																	 
																	?
																	 
																	are
																	 
																	types
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	non
																	-
																	linguistic
																	 
																	communication
																	.