Language Origins and Evolution Quiz

Scholars use evidence such as the fossil record, archaeological evidence, contemporary language diversity, studies of language acquisition, and comparisons between human language and systems of communication existing among animals, particularly other primates.

There is little agreement due to the shortage of direct, empirical evidence and the topic being regarded as unsuitable for serious study for a long time.

In 1866, the Linguistic Society of Paris banned any existing or future debates on the subject, and this prohibition remained influential across much of the Western world until late in the twentieth century.

<p>By 1996, little more had been universally agreed upon than over a century and a half ago, when Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection had provoked a surge of speculation on the topic.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Many argue that the origins of language probably relate closely to the origins of modern human behavior.</p> Signup and view all the answers