Re: glossogenesis (was: Indo-European question)
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, June 25, 2001, 6:23 |
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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.
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