About linguistic

1. ACCOUNTS ON
THE ORIGIN OF
LANGUAGE
Presented By : Group 2

2. - refer to various theories and speculations
about how language began. Some of the
oldest and most common theories suggest
that language originated from imitating
natural sounds or expressing emotions.

3.  The Bible doesn’t describe an original development of
language. Rather, language is shown to be a trait of God
himself.
 God allowed man flexibility and creativity in developing his
vocabulary.
 Not only why all mankind (and only mankind) has language, but
also why mankind universally shares the smaller unique
Biblical Origin of
Language

4.  Early major changes in languages and the existence
of language isolates.
 Language is exclusively human and it is hardwired
into our brains and vocals anatomy; because God
deliberately designed it as such.
Biblical Origin of
Language

5.  Myths regarding the origins of language and
languages are generally subsumed or footnoted
into larger creations myths, although there are
differences.
Mythological Origin of
Language

6. 1.The Tower of Babel
 It is possibly the most well-known myth, at least
where Judaism and Christianity are common, is that
found in the Hebrew Bible, specifically in Genesis.
Three Mythological Origin
of Language

7. 2. The Hindu World Tree
 It is a Hindu myth, there was once a very tall tree
that grew out from the very center of the earth.
Three Mythological Origin
of Language

8. 3. The Death of Wurruri
 An aboriginal tribe from Southern Australia has a
rather gruesome myth regarding why we don’t
speak the same language.
Three Mythological Origin
of Language

9.  The language dates back to roughly 150,000
years ago. However, all the linguistic evidence
dates back to around 6000 years ago, when
writing began.
Historical Origin of
Language

10.  For centuries, humans have wandered about the
origins of language, and get nobody is any the
wiser due to a lack of agreement on the topics as
well as evidence.
Historical Origin of
Language

11.  Linguistics is the science of language, and linguist
are scientists who apply the scientific method to
questions about the nature and the function of
language.
Scientific Origin of
Language

12.  Linguists conduct formal studies of speech
sounds, grammatical structures, and meaning
across the world over 600 languages.
Scientific Origin of
Language

13.  "Polyglot" is the term used for a person who
knows multiple languages.
Scientific Origin of
Language

14. FIVE THEORIES ON
THE ORIGIN OF
LANGUAGE

15.  According to this theory, language began
when our ancestors started imitating the
natural sounds around them.
The Bow-Wow Theory

16.  The theory favored by Plato and
Pythagoras, maintains that speech arose in
response to the essential qualities of
objects in the environment.
The Ding Dong Theory

17. The La-La Theory
 This theory is suggested by Otto Jespersen the
Danish Linguist.
 This theory suggests that language originated
from the rhythmic and melodic patterns of music
and singing.

18. The La-La Theory
 Early humans may have used musical
sounds and patterns to communicate
before developing more structured forms of
language.

19.  The pooh-pooh theory proposes that language
evolved from involuntary vocalizations such as
cries, sighs, and groans. This theory was first
proposed by British linguist Henry Sweet in the
19th century.
The Pooh-Pooh Theory

20.  It was first proposed by British anthropologist Sir
Edward Burnett Tylor in 1871.
 According to this theory, early human languages
developed from exclamations used during manual
labor tasks such as rowing boats or hauling logs.
The Yo-He-Ho Theory

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