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Language, as we have created and defined it, is any codified system of symbols used by a group of people with the intent of communicating a message.  These symbols can be letters and words, either written or spoken, or gestures ranging from a wink to ASL.  The essence of language by these terms lies in a balance between its three key components, metaphor, metonymy, and syntagm (Lacan). The signifier, or the sound used to convey a meaning (either in actual speech or in our thoughts) assosciated with the signified, or the meaning itself, synthesize to form the linguistic sign, i.e., a sound with no associated meaning is not a sign, and a meani