Language is a formal system of signs governed by grammatical rules of combination to
communicate meaning. This definition stresses the fact that human languages can be described as
closed structural systems consisting of rules that relate particular signs to particular meanings
(Bloomfield, 1914). Language is basically speech. Its written form developed later on. It is
universal among human beings who use it for carrying out various activities of life. It is such a
common phenomenon that we always take it for granted. We never bother to think about it: we
never try to into the depth of the meaning of this word. Definition of language is not difficult to
find. Almost all well-known linguists have tried to define language in their own way. John Lyon
(2002), in his famous book "Language and Linguistics" has discussed five famous definitions of
Language