The phrase "a function of language" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the role or purpose that language serves in communication, thought, or social interaction.
Example: "Understanding the nuances of tone and context is a crucial function of language in effective communication."
Alternatives: "a role of language" or "a purpose of language".
A serious historical novel like "Caleb's Crossing" always proposes that consciousness is at least in part a function of language, and that as language changes, so does thought, understanding, identity.
This cross-language study was designed to compare frequency following responses (FFRs) for lexical tones in tonal (Mandarin Chinese) and non-tonal (English) language users and test the correlational strength between FFRs and behavior as a function of language experience.
E i > 0. Up to a certain age at arrival, A -, the level of education is a function of language proficiency, and language proficiency is a function of age at arrival.
In part, this is a function of language, for Yohan does not speak Portuguese when he arrives in Brazil.
Within a large cohort of male adults with ASC, we tested how individuals vary as a function of language developmental history and current structural language measures.
Naturally, there is heterogeneity of bilinguals in North America, and subgroup differences as a function of language would not be possible in developing such broadly defined "bilingual" norms.
Our results demonstrate that in high-functioning male adults with ASC, neuroanatomy does vary as a function of structural language ability, but this should be interpreted in light of the well-established close relationship between language and social processes (Baron-Cohen et al. 1997).
Li, P., Legault, J. & Litcofsky, K. A. Neuroplasticity as a function of second language learning: anatomical changes in the human brain.
"The U.S. focus on Awlaki was a function of his language abilities and their understanding of his role as a recruiter and propagandist.
No one ever deepened a passion for reading by learning to see literature purely as a function of how language undoes metaphysical presumptions or of the gendered economics of its period, or even as a good, solid, character-building exercise.
Furthermore, data from both cross-sectional and longitudinal studies shows that this decline occurs within the first year of life, and that it is a function of specific language experience.
