Although he speaks of the material world of atoms giving way to the virtual world of information of bits , it has only been made possible by a technological advance in the form of the modern digital computer . There have been points in our evolution where technical change in the form of new devices built of atoms has had subsequent far-reaching effects on the way we organize ourselves. Each change frees us from limitations imposed by the preceding language and gives rise to whole new forms of communication and thought. He argues that language is not simply a method of communicating but also involves cognition. It is a vehicle for generalizing thought.
Language is communication plus informatics.
This last point would seem to indicate that there is something which differentiates them one from the other. Humans first evolved a form of communication which goes far beyond that of animals . These last have little to communicate beyond signs for danger,subservience,mating,etc. Quoting the work of Lev Vygotsky, Logan describes the acquisition of speech by young children as social speech used solely for communications . This is followed by a period of egocentric speech from approximately three to seven years of age .