But the problem is if you use the word "Language" impossibly, incredibly broadly, then from a scientific point of view it becomes useless to ask interesting questions about it.

但问题是,如果你无限宽泛地使用"语言"一词,那么从科学的角度来看,探究语言就变得毫无意义了

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So, what I want to do is, I want to discuss the scientific notion of language, at first restricting myself to systems like English and Dutch and American sign language and Navajo and so on.

因此,我想做的是,我想来谈谈语言的科学定义,首先我会将自己限定在,诸如英语,荷兰语,美国手语,或迪瓦霍语等语言系统之下

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Later on Richards changes his vocabulary, and he no longer talks about scientific and emotive language.

后来，Richards换了一种说法，他不在使用科学或者情感类的语言。

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