language lesson | a period of instruction learning a language |
reading assignment | the reading of a passage assigned by the teacher |
language teaching | teaching people to speak and understand a foreign language |
teaching reading | teaching beginners to read |
reading meter reading | the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments, he has a job meter reading for the gas company |
lectern reading desk | desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer |
reading lamp | a lamp that provides light for reading |
reading room | a room set aside for reading |
language area language zone | a large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language |
skill science | ability to produce solutions in some problem domain, the skill of a well-trained boxer, the sweet science of pugilism |
skill accomplishment acquirement acquisition attainment | an ability that has been acquired by training |
superior skill | more than ordinary ability |
language speech | the mental faculty or power of vocal communication, language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals |
language barrier | barrier to communication resulting from speaking different languages |
language learning | learning to use a language |
palmistry palm reading chiromancy chirology | telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand |
comprehension | an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result), how you can do that is beyond my comprehension, he was famous for his comprehension of American literature |
linguistic process language | the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication, he didn't have the language to express his feelings |
reading | the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message, his main reading was detective stories, suggestions for further reading |
reading meter reading indication | a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument, he could not believe the meter reading, the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm |
language requirement | a requirement that a student know certain languages |
interpretation reading version | a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something |
natural language processing NLP human language technology | the branch of information science that deals with natural language information |
language linguistic communication | a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols, he taught foreign languages, the language introduced is standard throughout the text, the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written |
dead language | a language that is no longer learned as a native language |
source language | a language that is to be translated into another language |
object language target language | the language into which a text written in another language is to be translated |
language unit linguistic unit | one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed |
terminology nomenclature language | a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline, legal terminology, biological nomenclature, the language of sociology |
written communication written language black and white | communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten) |
machine code machine language | a set of instructions coded so that the computer can use it directly without further translation |
authoring language | software that can be used to develop interactive computer programs without the technically demanding task of computer programming |
natural language processor natural language processing application | an application program that deals with natural language text |
reading reading material | written material intended to be read, the teacher assigned new readings, he bought some reading material at the airport |
reading program | a program designed to teach literacy skills |
markup language | a set of symbols and rules for their use when doing a markup of a document |
standard generalized markup language SGML | (computer science) a standardized language for the descriptive markup of documents, a set of rules for using whatever markup vocabulary is adopted |
hypertext markup language hypertext mark-up language HTML | a set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them in developing hypertext documents |
sign language signing | language expressed by visible hand gestures |
ASL American sign language | the sign language used in the United States |
body language | communication via the movements or attitudes of the body |
play reading | performance of a play by a group of readers |
artificial language | a language that is deliberately created for a specific purpose |
programming language programing language | (computer science) a language designed for programming computers |
algebraic language | an algorithmic language having statements that resemble algebraic expressions |
algorithmic language | an artificial language designed to express algorithms |
application-oriented language problem-oriented language | a language whose statements resemble terminology of the user |
assembly language | a low-level programing language, close approximation to machine language |
command language query language search language | a source language consisting of procedural operators that invoke functions to be executed |
computer language computer-oriented language machine language machine-oriented language | a programming language designed for use on a specific class of computers |