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According to Darwin, humans developed _________ abilities before speech. |
musical |
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____________ can produce sounds and vocal patterning. |
All vertebrates |
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Language began... |
100,000-50,000 years ago |
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The first known example of written language is from... |
5,000 years ago |
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The Divine Source of Language |
God gave language to man. Sources: Bible, Hinduism, other religions. Experiments were carried out on babies by a Pharaoh and King James IV. |
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The Natural Sound Source of Language |
Primitive humans imitated natural sounds. *Like onomatopoeia Also called the "Bow Wow Theory" *Though a number of words are onomatopoeic, it is hard to believe that a full language could develop this way. |
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The Social Interaction Source of Language |
Humans made working sounds that conveyed emotions. Communication is required to maintain a society, so human noises began taking on meaning. Also called the "Yo-He-Ho Theory" |
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The Physical Adaptation Source of Language |
Posture, teeth, lips, tongue, and voice box changes all led to humans beginning to speak. |
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The Tool-Making Source of Language |
People began using their hands more (including using manual gestures). Two million years ago, humans made stone tools. -Both brain hemispheres were unlocked, therefore unlocking speech. |
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The Genetic Source of Language |
Human offspring were just born with the capacity for language. Innateness hypothesis: Human genetics--possibly due to a mutation--made language possible. Hard-wired like computers |
