Language started as emotional responses to things like pain, pleasure, and surprise. This could account for all the *ahem* naughty words we have in languages
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The Ta-Ta Theory:
Language began as tongue movements mimicking hand gestures. An example would be the word โta-taโ itselfโthe mouth almost โwavesโ just like the hand does when sa
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What is the name of this scholar?
Sir William Jones
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Which of the following languages is not Indo-European? 1: Basque / 2: Polish/ 3: Bulgarian
Basque
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The Bow-Wow theory:
Humans imitated animal sounds that became increasingly more and more complex to accommodate our communication needs. Think of Englishโs imitation of a dog, โbow
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What is the place of origin of Indo-European language?
Ukraine and southern Russia
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The ..................approach regarded mimicry as the primary method of learning language.
mechanistic
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The .................approach is based on the theory that the knowledge of grammar is preprogrammed into the human mind.
mentalist
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What is aphasia?
Aphasia is a language disorder caused by damage in a specific area of the brain that controls language expression and comprehension.