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Mind Map by cristina vianeth menchaca navarro, updated more than 1 year ago
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Origins of language
- There are many theories about the origins of language.
- The ding-dong theory.
- It is a relationship between sound and meaning.
- Relationship between sounds and meaning favored by Plato and Pythagoras, maintains that speech arose in response to the essential qualities of objects in the
environmental.
- Relationship between sounds and meaning favored by Plato and Pythagoras, maintains that speech arose in response to the essential qualities of objects in the
environmental.
- It is a relationship between sound and meaning.
- The hocus pocus theory.
- Language may have had some roots in a sort of magical or religious aspect of our ancestors’ lives.
- Language may have had some roots in a sort of magical or religious aspect of our ancestors’ lives.
- The mama theory
- Language began with the easiest syllables attached to the most significant objects.
- Language began with the easiest syllables attached to the most significant objects.
- The ta-ta theory
- Sir.Richard influenced by Darwin
- Language began as an unconscious vocal imitation of movements.
- This evolved into the popular idea that language may have derived from gestures.
- This evolved into the popular idea that language may have derived from gestures.
- Language began as an unconscious vocal imitation of movements.
- Sir.Richard influenced by Darwin
- The sing song theory
- Danish Linguist Jesperson
- Suggested the language comes out of play, laughter, courtships and emotional muttering.
- Suggested the language comes out of play, laughter, courtships and emotional muttering.
- Danish Linguist Jesperson
- The eureka theory
- Language was invented some ancestor had the idea of assigning arbitrary sounds to mean certain things.
- Water babies
- It may help us understand the origins of language, if we take a look at what is sometimes called the Hardy- Morgan hypothesis.
- It may help us understand the origins of language, if we take a look at what is sometimes called the Hardy- Morgan hypothesis.
- Musical babies
- Babies like music and mothers like to use a sort of sing-song speech, which babies like even more.
- Babies begin to vocalize in very “ musical” ways , and often hum or sing in short or long “ phrases” with modulations.
- Babies like music and mothers like to use a sort of sing-song speech, which babies like even more.
- Water babies
- Language was invented some ancestor had the idea of assigning arbitrary sounds to mean certain things.
- The yo-he-ho theory
- Language began as rhythmic chants calls for assistance or cooperation accompanied by appropriate gestures.
- Language began as rhythmic chants calls for assistance or cooperation accompanied by appropriate gestures.
- The hey you! Theory
- Revesz suggested that we have always needed interpersonal contact.
- This is more commonly called the contact theory.
- This is more commonly called the contact theory.
- Revesz suggested that we have always needed interpersonal contact.
- The Pooh Pooh theory
- This theory holds that speech began with interjections.
- Spontaneous cries of pain, surprise, and other emotions.
- Spontaneous cries of pain, surprise, and other emotions.
- This theory holds that speech began with interjections.
- The bow-wow theory
- Language began as imitations of natural sounds.
- Language began as imitations of natural sounds.
- The ding-dong theory.
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