The Study of the Language, Chapter 1 By George Yule

1. The Origins of Language
Done by: Supervised by:
Farhad Ahmad Dalia Dian
Sami Saleem
University of Duhok
Faculty of Humanities
College of Arts
Department of English

2. The origins of language

3. The origins of language
1. The divine source
2. The natural sound source
3. The social interaction source
4. The physical adaptation source
5. The tool-making source
6. The genetic source

4. 1. The divine source
 Biblical Story (Adam)
 Egyptian Pharaoh (Psammetichus)
 King James

5. 1. The divine source
Biblical Story (Adam)

6. 1. The divine source
Biblical Story (Adam)

7. 1. The divine source
Egyptian Pharaoh (Psammetichus)

8. 1. The divine source
Egyptian Pharaoh (Psammetichus)

9. 1. The divine source
King James

10. The origins of language
1. The divine source
2. Natural sound source
3. The social interaction source
4. The physical adaptation source
5. The tool-making source
6. The genetic source

11. 2. The natural sound source:
bow-wow

12. 2. The natural sound source:
pooh-pooh

13. The origins of language
1. The divine source
2. The natural sound source
3. Social interaction
4. The physical adaptation source
5. The tool-making source
6. The genetic source

14. 3. The social interaction source
yo-he-ho

15. 3. The social interaction source
Social Interaction

16. The origins of language
1. The divine source
2. The natural sound source
3. The social interaction source
4. Physical adaptation
5. The tool-making source
6. The genetic source

17. 4. The physical adaptation source

18. 4. The physical adaptation source

19. 4. The physical adaptation source

20. 4. The physical adaptation source

21. The origins of language
1. The divine source
2. The natural sound source
3. The social interaction source
4. The physical adaptation source
5. Tool-making source
6. The genetic source

22. 5. The tool-making source

23. 5. The tool-making source

24. 5. The tool-making source

25. 5. The tool-making source

26. The origins of language
1. The divine source
2. The natural sound source
3. The social interaction source
4. The physical adaptation source
5. The tool-making source
6. The genetic source

27. 6. The genetic source

28. 6. The genetic source

30. Thanks for Listening

31. The origin of language
Theories Arguments for Arguments against Development
The divine source
(monogenetic)
Suddenly
The natural sound
source (bow-
wow/pooh-pooh)
Existence of
onomatopoeia
Soundless things and
abstract concepts
Produced with intake
of breath
Gradually
The social
interaction source
(yo-he-ho)
Early humans lived
in groups
Other primates also
live in groups and
use grunts
Gradually
The physical
adaptation source
(teeth, lips, mouth,
larynx & pharynx)
There’s evidence for
the evolutionary
changes
These changes would
not themselves lead
to speech production
Gradually
The tool-making
source (brain)
Accounts for
structural
organisation of
language
Gradually
The genetic source
(innateness theory)
Automatic set of
developments in
young children
Suddenly