The Promises of Language in Communication Language allows the transmission of culture. Culture includes everything from what a particular group of people eat to their laws and punishments for crimes. Types of nonmaterial culture include the laws and punishments as well as the values and the belief systems of a people. A primary purpose of language is to transmit culture from generation to generation. A people's culture is learned by new members of the group and shared by all members of the group through language.
Language aids people in adjusting along with their culture as it changes.
Cultures are shaped by the environment in which people live, the technology the people possess, and even the personalities of the people within the culture. They are forced to adapt, and language aids people in adjusting along with their culture as it changes. The environment has a major impact on a people's culture. The climate, terrain of the land, and even the quality of the air affect what words people use, how they use those words, and what words people must create. If one would imagine the birth of a language, one could see the effects that environment could have on culture.