manual: remove "Writing Nix Expressions" chapter

it is out of date, all over the place in level of detail, is really
about `nixpkgs`, and in general instructions should not be part of
a reference manual.

also:
- update redirects and internal links
- use "Nix language" consistently

doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-env.md

@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ a number of possible ways:
     another.
 
   - If `--from-expression` is given, *args* are Nix
-    [functions](../expressions/language-constructs.md#functions)
+    [functions](../language/constructs.md#functions)
     that are called with the active Nix expression as their single
     argument. The derivations returned by those function calls are
     installed. This allows derivations to be specified in an

doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-instantiate.md

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ standard input.
   - `--strict`\
     When used with `--eval`, recursively evaluate list elements and
     attributes. Normally, such sub-expressions are left unevaluated
-    (since the Nix expression language is lazy).
+    (since the Nix language is lazy).
 
     > **Warning**
     >
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ standard input.
     When used with `--eval`, print the resulting value as an XML
     representation of the abstract syntax tree rather than as an ATerm.
     The schema is the same as that used by the [`toXML`
-    built-in](../expressions/builtins.md).
+    built-in](../language/builtins.md).
 
   - `--read-write-mode`\
     When used with `--eval`, perform evaluation in read/write mode so

doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store.md

@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ Special exit codes:
   - `102`\
     Hash mismatch, the build output was rejected because it does not
     match the [`outputHash` attribute of the
-    derivation](../expressions/advanced-attributes.md).
+    derivation](../language/advanced-attributes.md).
 
   - `104`\
     Not deterministic, the build succeeded in check mode but the

doc/manual/src/command-ref/opt-common.md

@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ Most Nix commands accept the following command-line options:
     expression evaluator will automatically try to call functions that
     it encounters. It can automatically call functions for which every
     argument has a [default
-    value](../expressions/language-constructs.md#functions) (e.g.,
+    value](../language/constructs.md#functions) (e.g.,
     `{ argName ?  defaultValue }: ...`). With `--arg`, you can also
     call functions that have arguments without a default value (or
     override a default value). That is, if the evaluator encounters a
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ Most Nix commands accept the following command-line options:
 
     So if you call this Nix expression (e.g., when you do `nix-env -iA
     pkgname`), the function will be called automatically using the
-    value [`builtins.currentSystem`](../expressions/builtins.md) for
+    value [`builtins.currentSystem`](../language/builtins.md) for
     the `system` argument. You can override this using `--arg`, e.g.,
     `nix-env -iA pkgname --arg system \"i686-freebsd\"`. (Note that
     since the argument is a Nix string literal, you have to escape the