I know this is a silly question but i really wat to know i mean....if words hadn't been invented yet we couldn't say... oh i want this word to be and because that requires words.
2007-02-15 12:24:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
oh by the way that sentance that says "OH i want this word to be and" means they made that word and.
2007-02-15 12:25:53 · update #1
I suppose one could look this up. I just assume that people made "sounds" that represented their feelings, (thoughts), & these were recognized, & over time evolved into "crude" language & then~I don't think it's a silly question. For example, the more I talk to, & with my cat, the more she sounds like she's actually speaking my language, & has gone from one word to a phrase to a sentence. I think it must have been "natual" to make sounds expressing emotions, like fear & anger & awe, & so on.It's a fascinating question, & now I'm curious about any theories on how language first developed.
2007-02-15 14:11:49 · answer #1 · answered by Valac Gypsy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By trial and error...picture writing came first and then the trial and error. Say, one cave man pointed to a pic on a cave wall and while looking at it made a sound of a lion and someone in the cave mistakenly took the roar and said 'lllliiiiiiiiiiiiioooon' cause it sounded like the roar...... just an example / idea. After awhile they associated the first mans' sounding roar and the roar got shorter and shorter and soon became lion.
2007-02-19 20:21:58 · answer #2 · answered by missellie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Words were not originally spoken. languages, letters and words formed from symbols used in ancient times to communicate. over time, these symbols evolved into letters or words, which were even later given sounds. some race di not just suddenly decide to have a language
2007-02-15 20:37:18 · answer #3 · answered by blakdragon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe onomatopoeia had something to do with it. a swish sounded like a swish, a bang sounded like a bang, etc. And maybe sombody hurt himself and said, "owch!" and started using that word every time he or anybody else got hurt. I must be a genius.
2007-02-15 20:32:02 · answer #4 · answered by Konswayla 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Prior to words there were jestures . Deaf people use sign language iwhich is conceptual.
2007-02-19 02:27:35 · answer #5 · answered by andyt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Language is a virus from outer space.
2007-02-15 20:27:12 · answer #6 · answered by spackler 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first it started with pictures that showed things. Then pictures that showed actions, then pictures that meant sounds then letters.
2007-02-15 20:26:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We don't necessarily think in words. We think in concepts.
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2007-02-15 20:28:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
huh?
2007-02-15 20:27:02 · answer #9 · answered by tren 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋