Almost every language has some topic areas that are especially rich in vocabulary and idiomatic expressions. For example, the Inuit people who live in the far north of Alaska and Canada have many different ways to describe snow. The Irish, on the other hand, have a wide variety of ways to describe a green landscape. Other examples can be found in language relating to food. For instance, the French and Italian languages are rich in vocabulary for talking about wine, while American English has many ways to indicate how a steak should be cooked. We can conclude from all this that the development of a language is