Monday, December 13, 2010

More on language and its origins…



Language is a very interesting and complex subject, and finding its true origins is something that we can only guess at. It is a field that is ever changing and growing to accommodate our new technologies and ways of life.  It is, as Christine Kenneally describes it, “Language is the real information highway, the fist virtual world.  Language is the worldwide web and everyone is logged on.”  Through this blog we have tried to outline what we know about the origins of language to the best of our ability.  However, this is such a controversial and widely hypothesized topic that we are only able to scratch the surface.  There is much more information available on the topic and since we have run out of time we will leave you with some further reading on the subject.  Here is a list of three books that elaborate more on the subject…

By: Christine Kenneally

By: Boris Mitrofanovich Velichkovskiĭ, and Duane M. Rumbaugh

By: John H. McWhorter

Happy Reading!





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