Introduction to language

Let us discuss .............What is a language?

Language is used for communication purpose, if language is not available, communication is not possible

Every language depends on 2 conditions,they are

1. Syntax   - It is representation of grammar of a language 
2. Semantic – It is representation of meaning of a language

Types of languages
 
Symbolic language - animal to animal communication
Natural language-person to person communication(English,tamil..)
Programming language  - person to machine   communication (C,C++,JAVA,.NET)

LEVEL	Instruction format	TRANSLATOR	EXAMPLE
LOW-	1100011	-----------	Binary
MID - 2G	MOV A,B	Assembler	Assembly language
HIGH – 3G	Main() { }	Compiler interpreter	C, C++, JAVA, .NET

C/C++ are special languages ,which can be used as a high level language or low level language. 

These languages are called as middle level languages.

Java, .NET both are high level and application oriented languages.

Database languages like (PL/SQL) belongs to 4 Generation programming language.

Artificial intelligence is a fifth generation programming language.(ex ops5 mercury)