Evolution Of Spoken Language

“There is more pleasure to building castles in the air than on the ground.” This quote by Edward Gibbon illustrates the intensity of writing and what gratification it can hold. When one writes, they are not confined to one certain formula. A person is able to express their thoughts and feelings in any way they choose. Language is a border for many people in that some cannot comprehend a certain language, understand how to use it, or recognize what is being said to them. On the other side of the border, they are not viewed as equals or as important compared to those who are not competing with this barrier. In his essay “Coming into Language,” Jimmy Santiago Baca uses his personal experiences to demonstrate how much

The article subjectively begins by stating that texting can be closely regarded as "speaking words", and not so much the written word. The author delves into the history of communication in regards to humans. Mr. McWhorter states that while writing can only be traced back to about 5.500 years, languages might trace back up to 80,000 years. Writing clearly came after language, and was shaped after by the way people talk. Early sentences more than likely were short, and to the point.

Ever since the dawning of human's linguistic history in 3500 BC, words and ideas derived from those words have shaped people's ethical and moral beliefs. The spread of written ideas have sparked protest and wars as well as commence rejoice and friendship. They have linked people together and torn people apart all from simple marking on a medium. The ideas that are shared are important to the advancement of the human race. Writing influences culture by highlighting certain issues to allow people to act on the injustices portrayed in their writing.

It is evidently true that human beings communicate through more than one medium. When communicating people express ideas as well as emotions through facial expressions, tone and pitch, and gestures, which are non-verbal languages know as body language. Body language comprise of our non-verbal communication or kinesics, and just like the verbal communication, it is a part of our culture (Zhou, & Zhang, 2008). Gestures are conveyed through the use of our body, mainly through the movements of our hands and head. All around the world, people use gestures when they communicate, but what the gestures mean totally depends on the speaker’s culture, because just like verbal languages, non-verbal languages, such as gestures are not universal (Archer,

How old were you when you got your first phone? Did texting come naturally to you? If asking your great grandfather what LOL means he would more than likely reply with asking you what language you were speaking. Over the years we have come to see a drastic evolution between texting and how we communicate verbally to one another. A linguist and prolific author David Crystal expresses the idea of technology advancements in texting, as evidence in his piece, published in 2008 in the Guardian a London Daily, “2b or Not 2b?”. Crystal uses factual evidenced throughout his article to introduce the concept that, “In texting what we are seeing, in a small way, is language in evolution” (par. 31). His knowledge towards this linguistic phenomenon may be valid due to multiple factual evidence provided.

Although technology is denying us the privilege of upper cognitive analysis, our minds still know the acceptable times to use and not use formal writing. In the article, “Is Google Making Us Stupid,” Nicholas Carr examines the human dependency to the Internet while in “Does Texting Affect Writing,” Michaela Cullington studies the possible effects of “textspeak” and its connection to current writing skills. “Textspeak” is the language of texting that has considerable amounts of grammatical error. The individual organic computer in the human skull known as a brain has been slowly changing its organic makeup. The brain has begun to change its primal neural pathways (thoughts), which has had a negative impact on memorization, concentration, and addiction; the only scientific correlation between this alteration and time is the human population and its advancements in technology.

Language is a building block when it comes to writing. It covers most aspects of writing, such as word choice, syntax, phrasing, etc. It’s the process that engages the audience. Ranging from a 10-volume series of World War II analysis to Dr. Seuss, language is malleable, in which it’s shaped to fit the theme at hand. It’s a powerful tool that can affect the emotion of the reader and the overall atmosphere drastically.

The language used in writing is different from the language used in everyday speech. Writing is permanent; once something is written or printed, it cannot be changed easily. On the other hand, speech is transient; the speaker can make a couple of corrections and change utterances as he speaks (Cali & Bowen, n.d.). Secondly, written text can communicate across time and space on the condition that the language is understood. Speech, unless recorded, is for immediate interactions (Cali & Bowen, n.d.). Thirdly, written language is mostly complex. Since written text is permanent, there is careful organization and choice of structure (Cali & Bowen, n.d.). The structure comprises of short and long sentences

An intelligent young monkey from the Indianapolis Zoo has been reported to be able to imitate the “pitch and tone of human sounds,” said by his handlers. This noteworthy 11-year-old orangutan is named Rocky, and he can produce sounds that can be made out as the letter “A” and is heard as “Ah.” Robert Shumaker, the director of the zoo, has stated,“What we have to consider now is the possibility that the origins of spoken language are not exclusively human…” Through this statement, we can see that this discovery with Rocky may indicate that the origins of spoken language could have begun by the great apes. There is no definite answer to whether or not the spoken language did start with monkeys. However, I believe that this could be a possibility.

Language is very important for one’s development because it can affect other areas of development and is critical to a child’s future success. For many other aspects of development, including cognitive, social and psychological language is very necessary. Language occurs before the baby is even a month old. For a developing child, the biggest thing that will contribute to our eventual language development is what we hear. Very soon, as a young infant, we demonstrate a sense of language just by simply the noise, movements, and expression that we make. Within the first year of life the baby is already babbling and speaking a hand full of words in their native language. Also they are much better at comprehending simple words spoken to them around

There has been a long debate about whether a critical period for language acquisition truly exists in humans. It may be true that children have an easier time obtaining fluency when it comes to acquiring a new language, but this does not mean that it is impossible for adults to also acquire a new language with the same level of control even in late adulthood(Snow). So can it really be said that there is a critical period through which children have an easier time to learn a language? And if so, is there a limit to how many languages that a child can learn before this critical period is over?

Why is human speech is unique compared to other animals? Well, both humans and animals can communicate in motions, however humans can communicate in forms of signals and symbols, which could be gestures, sounds, or written words. Main differences between human and primates in regards to speech is that humans have an open vocal system while primates have a closed vocal system. Homo sapiens is probably the only animal that uses language to communicate with one another which distinguishes us from other animals. Through age four, most folks are able to communicate through oral language. At age six or seven, us humans are able to understand and express written thoughts. This distinctive ability of communicating through a native language clearly separates us from all animals. Then we question: where did we obtain this distinctive trait? Most animals make sounds and grunts to communicate. Are humans really the only species that can communicate in a form of spoken language? When it comes to evolution, humans evolved from apes. The first putative hominin is Sahelanthropus tchadensis from Chad, which is about 6-7 million years old, as noted by Michel Brunet among others in their 2002 paper in Nature, while our closest living relative to the Homo sapiens is the chimpanzee, yet chimps do not have speech which indicates some degree of genetic divergence. Molecular data suggest that humans and chimpanzees diverged from a common ancestor ~5-7 million

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Texting is a fairly new form of communication that has taken the world by storm. It became popular around 2001, and originally had its limitations, such as the 160-character limit. But now that technology has advanced, texting has followed along and is now a convenient, casual, and a more immediate way of communicating. So naturally, texting has evolved also in terms of the language used within it. We see this mostly in the form of abbreviations and short hand spelled words. Some people argue that texting has ruined the English language. Studies and observations have shown that the benefits of texting and cyber speak are much more broad then expected. Textisms have been shown to increase phonology skills, brain activity, creativity and provide a relatable outlet for students in education.

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