The aim of language...is to communicate...to impart to others the results one has obtained... As I talk, I reveal the situation... I reveal it to myself and to others in order to change it.

JeanPaul Sartre
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The purpose of language, according to the philosopher Jacques Derrida is to communicate with others. He said, “As I talk, I reveal the situation...I reveal it to myself and to others in order to change it.” Language should be used as a tool to help us better understand our surroundings and ourselves. As we talk about something, we reveal what we know. In other words, we show our knowledge and allow others to see things from a different perspective. In this way, we can both understand each other better and learn from the other person’s knowledge.

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