Man is distinguished from animals by the extraordinary development of the brain and the power of articulate language. Truly as civilizations progress, man continues to study and explore the world.
Since the beginning of time, language has become essential in the progress and evolution of time. Of the caves and tribes; the sign and symbols became evident in gestures, communication and various forms of art in the way of life of man.
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1. The woof-woof theory: speech that imitates natural sounds, such as the barking of dogs and other animals, etc.
2. The pooh-pooh theory – Speech is derived from instinctive ejaculations evoked by pain, joy, or other intense feelings or sensations. The first linguistic forms were interjections and exclamations.
3. The ding-dong theory: this theory is a mystical harmony between sound and sense, that for each internal impression there is an appropriate external expression: “everything that is hit sounds. Every substance has its peculiar timbre.” (For example: the bell)
4. The ye-he-ho theory – The words arose as a result of expressions following strong muscular effort. It would be a relief to the body to let the breath come out strongly and repeatedly, “pull” and “pull”. This theory was proposed by a 19th century scholar, Noire.
5. The gestural theory – Speech that arose when men began to imitate with their tongues and the gestures they made with their bodies. Sir Richard Paget quotes a passage from Darwin’s book, “The Expression of the Emotions.”
Language was thus produced, by the tongue, lips and jaw mimicking movements is a gesture meaning “eating”, others call such gestures “the pantomime”.
6. The tarara-boom-de-ay theory – Discourse that originated in the semi-musical expressions of primitive man when his main vocal exercise was a meaningless humming and singing.
Example: “Hooray! Let’s give thanks.” This theory has been suggested by Professor Otto Jespersen.
Here too the romantic image of love and hymns stands out.
7. The tally-ho theory – This theory arose as a result of communication needs that arose during the hunt; believing that the oldest speech was an imperative language consisting only of commands like a crying baby or an animal begging, etc.
Henry James quotes: “All life returns to the question of our speech: the medium through which we communicate.”
The signs and symbols of a language in the daily life of peoples transmit an orderly and convenient system of communication that shows the progress of cultures of all times.
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