What was our first language... And I want to know how we communicated for the first time. I was just wondering about this... Feel free to answer sarcasticly, but it'd be nice to have a real answer. :)
2007-03-07 11:42:48 · 14 answers · asked by Eden 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
No one knows what the first human language was. It's only when writing begins that we have a record of ancient language.
No one invented language, it is a product of evolutionary developments growing out of animal communication. Human beings made sounds as they do today but these sounds are no longer signals they communicate abstract meanings.
Fascinating question and too bad we DON'T know what the first language was.
2007-03-07 11:47:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It stands to reason that the first language had no name, simply because there was no need to name it as there were no other languages. After the Tower of Babel incident, different languages existed, and a need to name them for quick references became apparent.
2007-03-07 11:49:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, I'm sure humans began just using noises and they eventually formed into words...It probably started off with just names for objects and evolved from there. I doubt we'll ever really know the complete orgin of human languages, unless you believe in some type of higher being who gave life to the first man and woman and gave them speech.
2007-03-07 11:46:26 · answer #3 · answered by Julia 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is disagreement among anthropologists on when language was first used by humans (or their ancestors). Estimates range from about two million (2,000,000) years ago, during the time of Homo habilis, to as recently as forty thousand (40,000) years ago, during the time of Cro-Magnon man.
2007-03-07 11:46:26 · answer #4 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Aliens
2007-03-07 11:45:47 · answer #5 · answered by buccaneersden 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Incas
2007-03-07 11:45:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you look to bible when the tower of babel was built when man was trying to build a tower to heaven! god confused mans languages and that just might be where the different dialects as least started! of course, there are idiots who believe in the darwinism theory and will tell you the apeman could talk! who really knows though?
2007-03-07 11:46:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
"Who invented the human language?"
I would have to say humans.
(Try studying evolution or linguistics and you'll learn that languages are NOT invented, they are created slowly over time.)
2007-03-07 11:46:05 · answer #8 · answered by Kharm 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The Cave man as they grunted and groaned around each day.
2007-03-07 11:46:55 · answer #9 · answered by Sugar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God
He made Adam, the first human, and he taught him how to speak and it developed over time.
2007-03-07 12:06:14 · answer #10 · answered by curious george 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋