The origins of language

Divine source
1. Christianity
  1. Genesis 11:7-9 Babel Tower
2. Hinduism
  1. "World tree or knowledge tree"
3. The americas
  1. Coxcox & Xochiquetzal endowed the language
4. Africa
  1. A famine dorove people mad
5. Australia
  1. From eating Wurruri's flesh and intestines
The natural source
1. Imitation of natural sounds
2. Bow wow theory
  1. onomatopoeia sounds
3. pooh-pooh
  1. Interjections
The social interaction source
1. yo-he-ho
2. la-la
  1. Language from a song
The physical adaptation source
1. Early Antecesors
  1. Homo Abilis Homo Erectus Homo Neanderthalensis Homo Sapiens
2. Evolution/ adaptation of:
  1. Teeth, Lips, Mouth Larynx & Pharynx
The tool making source
1. Manual gestures = language
  1. development of sign languages
2. Lateralisation of the brain
The genetic source
1. Language is innate
  1. Innateness theory
2. Sing language

Resource summary

	Created by Jenniffer Flores almost 10 years ago