Faculdade de letras e humanidade english course 1 st year 3º group Linguistic

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UNIVERSIDADE LICUNGO
 
FACULDADE DE LETRAS E HUMANIDADE
 
ENGLISH COURSE 1
ST
 YEAR
3º group Linguistic 
Fidel Chimbuia 
Fidel Mazembe
Gervásio João
Josefa Muchanga 
Jose João Manuel
Lecturer:
MA. Susana Baúle
Beira 
2022 

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introduction
In this present Work we want to talk about the theory of human language,the divine source 
and its basics hypothesis, the natural sound sources(the bow wow theory, the pooh pooh 
theory,the ding- dong theory,the yo -he-ho theory and the la la theory, physical adaptation 
and the scientific approach. 
A)the divine source and its basic hypothesis 
According to Yule, “God created Adam and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, 
that was the name thereof”
(Genesis 2:19).a brief look at some of these speculative notions will reveal this. According to 
Judea-Christian beliefs, God gave Adam the power to name all things.
The basic hypothesis is that, if new- born babies were allowed to grow up
without hearing any language, then they would spontaneously begin
using the original God give language. We need social environment to learn any 
language. 
Phrygian, the language spoken in a province of Phrygia in the northwest comer of what is 
now Turkey. Based on this "experiment" this ancient language, which has long since died 
out,was thought to be the original language. 
History is replete with other proposals. 
 B)The Natural Sound Theory 
States that language derived from the imitation of the natural sounds which early men and 
women heard around them;however it concentrate on the natural aspect of language. 
 
 bow-wow theory:
This idea that speech arose from people imitating the sounds that things 
make: Bow-wow, moo, baa, etc.we talk about characteristic sounds associated with them, and 
very few of our words sound anything at all like what they means. 
Pooh–pooh theory -
Also been suggested that the original sounds of language may have 
come from natural cries of emotions such as pain, anger and joy, a laugh, a shriek, a gasp.

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The ding-dong theory:
idea that speech reflects some mystical resonance or harmony 
connected with things in the world;is claimed that a set of physical gestures was developed as 
a means of communication. 
The yo-he-ho theory:
idea that speech started with the rhythmic chants and grunts people 
used to coordinate their physical actions when they worked together. the appeal of this theory 
is that it places the development of human language in social context.
The la-la theory:
Language originated for the romantic side of life, sound associated with 
love,and this speech emerged from the sounds of inspired playfulness, love, poetic 
sensibility,play, feeling and song. 
C) Physical adaptation
The human vocal tract evolved from a non-human primates (gorillas) form to enable fast and 
efficient communication to take place. Speech is not merely the incidental result of a system 
designed for eating and breathing. 
The human brain is lateralised, is has specialised functions in each of the two hemispheres.It 
may be that there is an evolutionary connection between tool-using and language-using 
abilities of humans, and that both are related to the development of human brain. 
 
D) The Scientific Approach 
the origins of human speech comes under the general headings of glossogenetics. This 
focuses mainly on the biological basis of the formation and development of human language. 
This is “the study of the formation and development of human language, in both the child and 
the race. The main sciences involved are biology, anthropology, psychology, neurology (the 
study of brain evolution), primatology, and linguistics. 
Conclusion 
In this present work we conclued that the origen of human language is so beautiful to 
studying, we learned that Phrygian, the language spoken in a province of Phrygia in the 
northwest comer of what is now Turkey.wich was thought to be original language,and exist 
five incredible theory.