The document discusses various religious and historical theories about the origins of human language. It mentions that in Judeo-Christian beliefs, God gave Adam the power to name all things, while in Egyptian mythology the god Thoth created speech. It also notes that in Babylonian mythology the god Nabu gave humans language, and in Hinduism the gods Brahma and Saraswati were involved in the creation of language and knowledge. The document concludes by mentioning several 20th century ideas about language originating from imitation, emotional expressions, or the fusion of male and female sounds.

1. In the Beginning:

3. Many and diverse theories which
state language as an invention or an
evolution factor but linguistic
history has the register…

4. DIVINE GIFT
 Judeo-Christian Deity gave power to
Adan to name all things
 Eygipt God Thoth, creator
of speechJudeo-Christian

5.  Babylonian God Nabu,
gave the language
 Hinduism
God Brahma (creator of universe)
Saraswati, (Mother of knowledge)
Saraswati was Brahma’s wife and was who
delivered all the arts.

6. Panini was the first linguistic who wrote Sanskrit grammar

7.  20 century points out language begin with imitation or echoes
 Then language was considered as emotional ejaculations as pain,
pleasure, surprise, fear, anger...
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but for Jean Jacques Rousseau, origin of the language was "cries of
nature"
 or even it is belief that language was coincided through the fusion of
man and woman grunts