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Re: glossogenesis (was: Indo-European question)

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Monday, June 25, 2001, 6:23
Weiben Wang wrote:
> Now I wonder what the new grammar looks like. Would that have any > bearing at all on what the first human language might have looked like?
As I understand it, it's pretty much like any other creole. Of course, in this case, they had previously had a system of signs which had been used in the home, invented by their speaking (i.e., linguistic) family members. Plus, these were human beings. If language began in pre-human Hominids, then this case would be a moot point. -- Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon A nation without a language is a nation without a heart - Welsh proverb ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42