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The origin of language, its relationship with human evolution, and its consequences have been subjects of study for centuries.Scholars wishing to study the origins of language must draw inferences from evidence such as the fossil record, archaeological evidence, contemporary language diversity, studies of language acquisition, and comparisons between human language and systems of animal ...
The evolution of languages or history of language includes the evolution, divergence and development of languages throughout time, as reconstructed based on glottochronology, comparative linguistics, written records and other historical linguistics techniques.
Drawing on biological and archaeological evidence, researchers seek to understand how, why, and when humans developed the biological features associated with language and, once language emerged, how the practice of language changed the way of life of early humans.
May 2, 2018 · 5 Present Issue. This special issue provides an interdisciplinary view on contemporary language evolution research. It opens with two articles, those of Nathalie Gontier and Francesco Suman, which address epistemological issues concerning the relation between theory of evolution and language origin research.
- Francesco Ferretti, Ines Adornetti, Alessandra Chiera, Erica Cosentino, Serena Nicchiarelli
- 2018
Oct 26, 2020 · Cognitive Evolution and Origins of Language and Speech. Reference work entry. First Online: 26 October 2020. pp 2457–2470. Cite this reference work entry. Iain Davidson. 36 Accesses. Download reference work entry PDF. Introduction. The archaeological study of cognitive evolution is closely related to the study of the origins of speech and language.
Nov 21, 2017 · Language evolved following certain sequence, from the initial communication systems based on gestures and vocalizations, through the development of a lexico/semantic system, to grammatical language.
