natural language
C244
concept
Natural language is a human-developed system of spoken, written, or signed communication characterized by grammar, vocabulary, and usage conventions that evolve within a linguistic community.
All labels observed (18)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| language | 2,317 |
| natural language canonical | 1,150 |
| language variety | 331 |
| creole language | 99 |
| proto-language | 97 |
| spoken language | 57 |
| human language | 45 |
| literary language | 33 |
| standard language | 24 |
| standardized language | 19 |
| macrolanguage | 14 |
| vernacular language | 13 |
| subject–verb–object language | 9 |
| modern language | 5 |
| standard language variety | 4 |
| living language | 2 |
| simplified language | 1 |
| vernacular | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: natural language
Generated description
Natural language is a human-developed system of spoken, written, or signed communication characterized by grammar, vocabulary, and usage conventions that evolve within a linguistic community.
Instances (3,985)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Shehri | language |
| Bathari | language |
| Gilgiti Shina | language variety |
| Maninka | language |
| Hän language | language |
| Gälpu | — |
| Silozi | — |
| Makhuwa-Enahara | language variety |
| Dogrib language | — |
| Upper Tanana language | language |
| Mandinka language | language |
| Proto-Inuit | proto-language |
| Wounaan language | language |
| Picene language | language |
| Gumatj | language variety |
| Chuukese language | — |
| South Mbundu | language |
| Chokwe | language |
| Yaghan language | language |
|
Swedish Sign Language (historically)
surface form:
Swedish Sign Language
|
— |
| Russian language | — |
| Punjabi language | language |
| Marathi language | language |
| Persian language | standard language |
| Italian language | standardized language |
| Polish language | — |
| Albanian language | — |
| Zuni language | language |
| Kuku Yalanji language | — |
| Nenets language | — |
| Mutsun | language |
| Rumsen | language |
|
Igede
surface form:
Igede language
|
language |
|
Korlai
surface form:
Korlai Creole Portuguese
|
creole language |
| Kunwinjku | language variety |
| Rembarrnga | language |
|
Marghi people
surface form:
Marghi language
|
language |
|
dih
surface form:
Diegueño language
|
language |
| Kalaw Lagaw Ya | language |
| Kala Lagaw Ya | language |
| Meriam Mir | — |
| Brokan | creole language |
| Torres Strait Creole | creole language |
| Scottish Gaelic | — |
| Proto-Permic language | proto-language |
| Sanskrit | language |
|
Gwandara
surface form:
Gwandara language
|
language |
| Bajan | creole language |
| Djambarrpuyngu | language variety |
| Washo | language |