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Re:The word “lox” hasn't changed in sound or meaning in 8k y... by pvaldes on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @04:56AM (#19917541)
Language is often linked with the world of the mother. The masculine term is more formal

In spanish and english there are a version masculine (El lenguaje / The language) and other feminine (La lengua / The tongue) with subtle differences in meaning but equivalent basically. The feminine term is polysemic.

It seems that French use only the second version, in a polysemic sense also.

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Re:The word “lox” hasn't changed in sound or meaning in 8k y... by simias on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @06:49AM (#19918117)
French has both as well, "la langue" (the tongue, both the organ and the spoken word) and "le langage" (the language).

We only use "langue" for natural (for lack of a better word) languages. Programming languages are always "langages de programmation". I believe that the usage is strictly the same in English (you wouldn't lay "a programming tongue" either).

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Re:The word “lox” hasn't changed in sound or meaning in 8k y... by boobsbr on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @06:16AM (#19917934)
In Portugese, both a linguagem and a língua are feminine.
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