EARLY SPECULATIONS ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF VARIOUS LANGUAGES
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Key words: Evolution, origin, linguistics, synchronization, communication system.Abstract
Annotation: Language is a communication system made up of sounds, words and grammar. The origin of human language is a mystery. Most historians believe that language began 150,000 years ago, and written language 6,000 years ago. When did
humans develop language? The theory of language evolution is a controversial topic among scholars such as linguists, archaeologists, biologists and anthropologists. The subject is so controversial that in 1866 the Paris Linguistic Society banned further research on the origin of language. An Approach to Understanding Language Evolution To solve this mystery, scholars have used other methods to speculate on the origin of languages. These measures include: Comparison of language with primates and humans. Research on children's language acquisition. anatomical evolution.