The origins of English: Porovnání verzí
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* capacity for language is uniquely human and given by the brain structure | * capacity for language is uniquely human and given by the brain structure | ||
* form and structure of the first language is unknown | * form and structure of the first language is unknown | ||
− | * based on what we know about language change today, it is plausible that the multitude of contemporary languages have indeed developed from one origin | + | * based on what we know about language change today, it is plausible that the multitude of contemporary languages have indeed developed from one origin <ref>GRAMLEY STEPHAN. <i>The history of English: an introduction</i>. New York: Routledge, 2012, xxv, 414 p.</ref> |
− | <ref>GRAMLEY STEPHAN. <i>The history of English: an introduction</i>. New York: Routledge, 2012, xxv, 414 p.</ref> | ||
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The origins of language
- emerged ca. 145,000 years ago
- capacity for language is uniquely human and given by the brain structure
- form and structure of the first language is unknown
- based on what we know about language change today, it is plausible that the multitude of contemporary languages have indeed developed from one origin [1]
- ↑ GRAMLEY STEPHAN. The history of English: an introduction. New York: Routledge, 2012, xxv, 414 p.