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Originally Posted by Jane
What I wanted to know was how and when to use idioma and lenguaje, since they both seem to mean language.
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Jane,
Here's my spin on this
lenguaje word. Although dictionaries say it's the
same thing as
lengua, it's less commonly used. I think it's more related
to lingo or
jerga. I would use it sparingly.
María José,
Voila! Now I know what cursi means. I was never quite sure before today. It's related to kitsch
Rusty,
I studied linguistics for a few semesters, and there were a group of thinkers (Noam Chomsky among the) who theorized that language is innate in humans. At the time it was a revelation, and I forgot about it until recently, but obviously they were right. Every person is born with the noun, verb, pronoun grid in our brains whether we know it or not. Where there are two people there will be language. It's like hunting skills are innate in felines.