The phrase "absent language" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where language is missing or not present, often in discussions about communication or expression.
Example: "In the context of the debate, the absent language of empathy led to misunderstandings between the parties involved."
Alternatives: "missing language" or "lack of language".
We propose that there is a specific and recognizable combination of developmental features unique to FOXG1 mutations that consists of postnatal microcephaly, severe mental retardation, absent language, dyskinesia and corpus callosum hypogenesis and propose the term FOXG1 syndrome for this disorder.
If they were, it remains a mystery why language and cooperation are hyper-developed in one species, while in the most closely related species they are either completely absent (language) or remain minimal (cooperation).
This relationship between N1c abnormalities (N1c being reduced or absent) and language impairment has previously been shown in other clinical populations with language impairment such as in children with autism [ 22], Down's syndrome [ 23], or specific language impairment [ 24].
Absent precise language in a contract spelling out contingencies, courts use such doctrines as force majeure to decide whether the contract is still valid.
He'd stopped trying to use it for silent communication — the gestures you tendered overseas, absent a shared language, to suggest that you were not a murderer.
A man in his fifties should not come to a strange land, not knowing the language, absent connections, and expect to thrive.
The back-to-back appearances by Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Obama on Saturday evening were absent the biting language and aggressive tone that has hung over the race in recent weeks.
See Anderson v. Alpha Portland Industries, Inc., 752 F.2d 1293 (8th Cir. en banc 1985) (exhaustion not required for retirees absent explicit plan language extending plan requirements to them).
"Noticeably absent from the language of the statute," he continued, "is any substantive standard prescribing the level of education to be accorded handicapped children".
Absent is the language of NATO encirclement and external threat that appear in Russia's official military doctrine, including an update Mr. Medvedev approved four months ago.
The vote places potentially painful new constraints on North Korean banking, trade and travel; pressures countries to search suspect North Korean cargo; and includes new enforcement language absent from previous measures.
