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  • SCOPE NOTE: explains HOW the term has been used to index items in the library database; defines the term
  • USE: denotes a preferred term or phrase
  • USED FOR: indicates terms or phrases that are NOT used to index items in the library database; these terms or phrases are considered synonymous with the indicated preferred term (only use "preferred terms" when searching the library database)
  • BROADER TERM: broader or more general terms or phrases
  • NARROWER TERM: narrower or more specific terms or phrases; a subset of the indicated broader term
  • RELATED TERM: a term or phrase that is conceptually or associatively linked with the indicated preferred term

Thesaurus search results for 'LANGUAGE': 5 results found.


FOREIGN LANGUAGES 

LANGUAGE (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: A variable used in the statistical tables. Language usage is influenced by geographic location, race, ethnicity and social class.

LANGUAGES 

NATIVE LANGUAGE (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: The language which an individual considers to be his or her primary language and/or that which s/he has learned from birth.

SECOND LANGUAGES 


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