HISTORY OF LANGUAGE


1.-History of language


1. Why is it said that people in East Africa developed more than the rest?


Because they were able to develop a better and more structure language than  the rest of the African tribes.


2. What happened to the earlier languages on Earth? 


This languages are actually extinguished and were lost because  language constantly change. They disappear and no one speak it anymore.


3. According to Dr Johanna Nichols, what were the first utterances made by Humans? 



The first utterances were to get attention from others, to "call" others for help with for example hunting or gathering.




2.-Language: Constant change




1. What is the biblical story of "the Tower of Babel"? 


It`s the story about how humans wanted to reach the sky (heaven) so they began constructing a  very high tower. For this God punishes them for being too ambitious, so they make people speak different languages and spread them through the world.


2. What does historical evidence tell us of this biblical event? 


In those times people, humans, start spreading through the world and because of the distances, new languages start appearing.


3. What's the relationship between genes and language? 


Genes change much slowly than language. It can be see that people with similar genes that are close in geographical locations, almost always speak the same language.


4. Why do languages constantly change? 


Language is a creative and flexible tool. As such its always in constant change,  because every new generation learn a slightly different form of words and language than the previous one.