Complex sentence: To define it in broad linguistic terms-language is a means of communication and representation-it may be considered as transactional or interactional, as a product and/or a process, and as a semiotic system.
Split into simpler sentences: To define it in broad linguistic terms-language is a means of communication and representation. It may be considered as transactional or interactional, as a product and/or a process, and as a semiotic system.