2006-06-29 05:13:49 · 5 answers · asked by Dulcinea 5 in Social Science ➔ Anthropology
Before spoken language "humans" likely communicated via physical gesturing and like someone previously stated: minimal grunts and noises. It is believed that by 40,000 years ago our ancestors had some form of spoken language, which would mean that anatomically modern Homo sapiens were the first hominids to possess such a skill. This,however, is only one theory. Others believe Neandertals may have had spoken language. Regardless, I'm going off on a tangent.
2006-06-29 14:57:31 · answer #1 · answered by W 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
through gestures, grunts and groans. Probably much the same way you would communicate with someone that doesn't speak the same language. If you wanted to know bad enough, then you would figure it out.
2006-06-29 06:13:49 · answer #2 · answered by Krissy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think spoken languages have always been there, no matter how long ago. Although, they probably were more like sounds than words.
2006-06-29 05:18:34 · answer #3 · answered by mcljuggalette108 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
according to hindu mythology a learned man paanini, meditated on lord shiva .the god appeared before him and he shook the drum which he held in his hand...the sage heard the sounds and documented them and developed the sanskrit language from them.
2006-06-29 05:20:32 · answer #4 · answered by mnachuri 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We were taught language by our alien kin.
2006-06-29 05:20:23 · answer #5 · answered by RRRazz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋