Writing is Another Form of Language

Writing is Another Form of Language
The article “Facts and Fantasies About Language,” states that, “People feel that a language which has never been written is not really a language at all”. This statement seems to be a fantasy which is far from fact. What is language? Why do people feel that a language which has not been written is not really a language? This fantasy concerns language with the relation of speech and writing.
Webster defines language in two ways, “1.) Words with their pronunciation, and the methods of combining them used and understood by a community. 2.) A sys...