As a fundamental feature that distinguishes human being from other species, language capacity is not only a principaltheoretical issue for linguistics and other relevant disciplines, but also a signifi cant practical concern for national social development.Based on a thorough examination of the fundamental role of language capacity in human cognition and social development, thisarticle reviews the latest developments of research about language capacity in the international literature, and argues for the urgentneed to conduct scientifi c research about language capacity from a holistic perspective at present. We also summarize the awareness ofinternational communities about the great demand of language capacity and the practical undertakings to improve language capacityby different countries. Based on what is described above, we come out with the following suggestions: in order to meet the demandfrom the national social development, we should actively organize collaborative studies on language capacity, to implement practicalprogram with aim to enhance language capacity, and to push the state to enforce significant decision.
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