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This document discusses theories of the origin of language. It outlines several theories including the Divine-gift Theory which sees language as a gift from God, the Tongue-tied Theory which links the tongue's coordination to the body, and the Bow-wow/Onomatopoeic Theory which suggests early language resembled animal sounds. It also mentions other theories like the Natural Sound Source Theory. In conclusion, the document states that language is essential for daily life to communicate needs and wants.
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2. The natural sound source theory (bow-wow theory) suggests that words started as imitations of natural sounds but cannot account for abstract concepts. The pooh-pooh theory proposes words emerged from emotional cries but these are produced differently from speech.
3. The social interaction theory (yo-he-ho theory) argues language developed from rhythmic grunts during coordinated work but other social species did not develop speech.
4. The
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- 1. B.El.Ed 1st Semester 2022-23 Unit 1 SUBJECT: Nature of Language COURSE CODE: 102 TOPIC: THEORIES OF LANGUAGE
- 2. 1. Language 2. What is language? 3. Theories of language 4. The ‘Divine-gift’ Theory 5. The ‘Tongue-tied’ Theory 6. The ‘bow-wow’ or ‘Onomatopoeic’ Theory 7. Other theories 8. Conclusion INDEX
- 3. LANGUAGE “ A language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols, by means of which a social group operates and interacts.” -Block and Trager
- 4. WHAT IS LANGUAGE ? • Language is a powerful form of expression. • Language usually a means of communication. • Feelings, moods, ideas and experiences may be communicated by means of language. • It has been found that language is the peculiar, unique phenomenon that man uses to communicate with one another.
- 5. THEORIES OF LANGUAGE It is a difficult proposition to tell with certainty how language is originated. In fact, it is a blend of several theories which have been put forward from time to time. A few of them are as follows :
- 6. THE ‘DIVINE-GIFT’ THEORY The 'Divine-Gift' Theory : The Indian philosophy believes that language is the divine gift of God. Lord Krishna says in the Bhagavad Geeta,"I am the sacred 'OM in all the Vedas." According to this theory 'OM’ which is the combination of A + O + M (अ + ओ + म) is the root of all the sounds. The hymns with similar sounds also confirm this view.
- 7. THE ‘TONGUE-TIED’ THEORY The Tongue-Tied Theory: According to this theory, the tongue of a human being is coordinated with the body by subtle bonds. This theory believes that our action of hands, arms, legs and other organs of the body are tongue- tied. Whatever is done by our body organs, is readily picked up by our speech organ - the tongue.
- 8. THE ‘BOW-WOW/ONOMATOPOEIC’ THEORY The 'Bow-wow' or Onomatopoeic Theory : This theory says that the first form of language resembled the cries of animals, of joy, pain or terror and chattering-bustling of leaves and branches or trees. It assumes that some birds and animals are named after the sounds that they produce.
- 9. OTHER THEORIES There are other theories also, namely: The Divine-gift Theory Yo heave – Ho Theory Bow-wow/ Onomatopoeic Theory The Natural Sound Source Theory Ding Dong Theory The Ta-Ja Theory The Babble-luck Theory
- 10. CONCLUSION In the end, I would like to conclude that a language is very essential for our daily life to fulfill our needs by communicating. We express our wants through language and in return we get satisfied by getting our needs.
- 11. BIBLIOGRAPHY I took the content for my presentation from the following: ONLINE :- Google BOOK :- Language across the curriculum (DR. J.E. VALLABI) Page no.: 01 Teaching of English (P.K. GUPTA) Page no.: 05, 11, 12 and 17.
- 13. SUBMITTED BY : MEHAK GUPTA SUBMITTED TO : MRS. REEBA DEVI