The origins and evolution of human language

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Author: Florian Rübener ISBN: 9783640786725
Publisher: GRIN Publishing Publication: December 29, 2010
Imprint: GRIN Publishing Language: English
Author: Florian Rübener
ISBN: 9783640786725
Publisher: GRIN Publishing
Publication: December 29, 2010
Imprint: GRIN Publishing
Language: English

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2,1, University of Duisburg-Essen (Department of Anglophone Studies), course: Introduction to Linguistics, language: English, abstract: The origins and evolution of human language Overview Introduction The natural-sound source bow-wow theory pooh-pooh theory yo-heave-ho heory The oral-gesture source Glossogenetics Conclusion References Introduction No other species has anything resembling the human language and it seems like there is no other communication system that could possibly match human language in flexibility, capacity and diversity. But when did humans develop language? We will probably never know as spoken language leaves no traces in the historic record. Although the ultimate origin of language is likely to remain unknown several scientific approaches have been made that lead to various theories concerning the developement of human language.

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Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2,1, University of Duisburg-Essen (Department of Anglophone Studies), course: Introduction to Linguistics, language: English, abstract: The origins and evolution of human language Overview Introduction The natural-sound source bow-wow theory pooh-pooh theory yo-heave-ho heory The oral-gesture source Glossogenetics Conclusion References Introduction No other species has anything resembling the human language and it seems like there is no other communication system that could possibly match human language in flexibility, capacity and diversity. But when did humans develop language? We will probably never know as spoken language leaves no traces in the historic record. Although the ultimate origin of language is likely to remain unknown several scientific approaches have been made that lead to various theories concerning the developement of human language.

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