V.v Language?

Note: I over use smilies. Call it my third language. :) I'm fluent in English, sarcasm and smilie 101.

Now, after our discussion on Language, I've been left to ponder on my own. Sorry if anything I mention has already been touched upon, but that's what you get when you miss two classes worth of lovely discussions. ^^

In my opinion, there are three main catergories of language. Oral, written and symbolism. Take for example the English language. You can write such as I am writing on this blog now or speech orally with a person or group of people, perhaps even just yourself... if you so wish? Symbols are also crucial to a language but these symbols may not be universal to a given group of people. For example, our school mascot the Viking is also a symbol of the Minnasota Vikings, a NFL team. Now, taking these three catergories, you can apply them to another language such as Greek. Kali mera. Ti kanete? Me lene Sam. Stin iyia sas. (Good morning. How are you? (plural) My name is Sam. Cheers. (plural)) Voila, another written language. I can speak some as well. Perhaps you'll get to hear my rough Greek for yourself later. :)

As for Greek symbols, I gave one example in class. A closed hand with the palm facing someone is equivilent to giving someone the finger in our country. These two symbols mean the same thing but are expressed differently depending on where you come from. :*