Early Theories in Language Origination
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Early Theories in Language Origination
There are a number of theories from the past that try to account for the origins of human language. These theories used to be accredited theories, but now are no longer taken seriously. Three of these early theories are the sound mimic theory, the interjection theory, and the gesture theory. These theories are all inadequate in various ways in trying to explain the origin of human language.
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…in explaining the origins of human language. These theories are full of holes and only narrowly give an idea about how human language might have originated. However, they have paved the way for new and better theories that might better explain language origination Works Consulted Aitchison, Jean. (1996). The Seeds of Speech: Language origin and evolution. Cambridge, GB: Cambridge University Press. Stross, Brian. (1976). The Origin and Evolution of Language. Dubuque, Iowa: WM C. Brown Company Publishers.
…in explaining the origins of human language. These theories are full of holes and only narrowly give an idea about how human language might have originated. However, they have paved the way for new and better theories that might better explain language origination Works Consulted Aitchison, Jean. (1996). The Seeds of Speech: Language origin and evolution. Cambridge, GB: Cambridge University Press. Stross, Brian. (1976). The Origin and Evolution of Language. Dubuque, Iowa: WM C. Brown Company Publishers.
