Without language as a means of knowledge, it would be very difficult for humans to communicate ideas and acquire knowledge. A language's ability to be "rule-governed, intentional, creative, and open" allows it to be a useful tool in the development of culture; and thus help an individual in the process of discovering their own identity (Dunn 57). Essentially, different languages ​​affect to some extent the opinions an individual may have about themselves and the world around them, but this is not the only factor; environment and experiences also influence these concepts. The biggest implication of these differences in knowledge would be a general misunderstanding between people who speak different languages ​​(i.e. language barrier), whether formal languages ​​like Japanese and Japanese. English, or newly developed languages ​​like slang. It is obvious that language is not acquired immediately at birth. From infancy, all babies begin to experience the world with the most rudimentary means of knowledge, emotion, and perception. However, it is thanks to these two ways of knowing that babies can begin to learn language. According to Noam Chomsky, an American linguist and cognitive scientist, all humans are born with a language acquisition device (LAD), an "innate component of the human mind that produces a particular language... which [is converted] into a system of knowledge…” (Chomsky). If this is true, then all humans have the genetic predisposition to learn language through the use of morphemes, phonemes, and syntax. Thus, if all humans have the capacity to learn a language in the same way, then it is the complexities of the language learned and the environment that influence the individual's overall knowledge acquisition. Different language...... middle of paper. .....age.Works CitedChomsky, Noam. “Knowledge of language as an objective of inquiry.” Knowledge of the language: its nature, its origin and its use. New York: Praeger, 1986. 3. Print. Dunn, James T. “Language Key.” Guide to the theory of knowledge. Coral Gables: Coral Gables High School, 2013-2014. 57. Print.---. “Language key”. Guide to the theory of knowledge. Coral Gables: Coral Gables High School. 2013. 59-60. Print.Farb, Peter. The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. Np: Nanjing International Schools Websites, nd PDF. Fuki, Nakai. “The role of cultural influences in Japanese communication: a review of the literature on social and situational factors and the indirectness of Japanese.” Intercultural Communication Studies (2002): 99-122. Printing.Scientist, David Robson | New. “There are really 50 Eskimos for “snow”. “Washington Post. The Washington Post, January 14, 2013. Web. March 13. 2014.