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Language serves as a method for expressing thoughts and emotions through both spoken and non-spoken forms.

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Cambridge IGCSE PsychologyLanguage development

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Language serves as a method for expressing thoughts and emotions through both spoken and non-spoken forms

This point belongs to Language, a system for communicating thoughts and feelings, via verbal and non-verbal ways., especially Language, a system for communicating thoughts and feelings, via verbal and non-verbal ways. outcomes.
You need to be able to language serves as a method for expressing thoughts and emotions through both spoken and non-spoken forms.
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