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The Human Language: The Origins Of Language

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Man is a social animal and he loves to interact and share his ideas with the people in the society. According to Humboldt ‘Man is man through language alone’. According to Humboldt ‘Man is man through language alone’. The word communication is derived from the Latin word ‘communis’ which means to share, to transmit or to impart. Richards, Platt and Weber (1985) define the term communication as ‘The exchange of ideas, information etc between two or more persons’. Peter Little in his book ‘Oral and Written communication’ defines it as ‘Communication is the process by which information is transmitted between individuals and or organizations so that an understanding response results’. According to Wales (1989), ‘Communication is broadly …show more content…

In spite of this, there is no consensus on the ultimate origin or age of human language. One problem makes the topic difficult to study: the lack of direct evidence. Consequently, scholars wishing to study the origins of language must draw inferences from other kinds of evidence such as the fossil record, archaeological evidence, contemporary language diversity, studies of language acquisition, and comparisons between human language and systems of communication existing among other animals (particularly other primates). Many argue that the origins of language probably relate closely to the origins of modern human behavior, but there is little agreement about the implications and directionality of this …show more content…

According to Humboldt ‘Man is man through language alone’. According to Humboldt ‘Man is man through language alone’. The word communication is derived from the latin word ‘communis’ which means to share, to transmit or to impart. Richards, Platt and Weber (1985) define the term communication as ‘The exchange of ideas, information etc between two or more persons’. Peter Little in his book ‘Oral and Written communication’ defines it as ‘Communication is the process by which information is transmitted between individuals and or organizations so that an understanding response results’. According to Wales (1989), ‘Communication is broadly the process of exchanging information or messages, and human language, in speech and writing, is the most significant and most complex communication system’. Kaul (2000)

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