TheOriginOfLanguage1)Wedonotknowthis.2)Howdidthefirstpeoplelearntocommunicatewithlanguage?Wedonotknowhowthefirstpeoplelearnedtocommunicatewithlanguage.3)Linguistshavetoolittleknowledgeofprehistoricpeople.4)Linguistsstudythematterseriously.5)Linguistsarespecialistsinlanguage.Althoughlinguistsarespecialistsinlanguageandstudythematterseriously,theyhavetoolittleknowledgeofprehistoricpeople.6)Buttheyhavenotkeptothersfromthis.7)Othersspeculateontheoriginoflanguage.Buttheyhavenotkeptothersfromspeculatingontheoriginoflanguage.8)Defendersofthebowwowtheoryclaimedthis.9)Ourancestorsbeganspeaking.10)Theyimitatedthesoundofanimals.Defendersofthebowwowtheoryclaimedthatourancestorsbeganspeakingbyimitatingthesoundofanimals.11)Thiswasaccordingtothem.12)Humanswalkedoutoftheprimordialmist.13)Andhumanbeganbarkinglikedogs.14)Humansbeganhowlinglikewolves.15)Humansbeganchirpinglikebirds.16)Humansbegancluckinglikechickens.Accordingtothem,humanswalkedoutoftheprimordialmistandbeganbarkinglikedogs,howlinglikewolves,chirpinglikebirds,cluckinglikechickens.17)Othersheldthis.18)Theyputtheirfaithinthepoohpoohtheory.19)Languagederivedfrominstinctivecries.Otherswhoputtheirfaithinthepoohpoohtheoryheldthatlanguagederivedfrominstinctivecries.20)Thatis,oldgrandfatherOgwalkedintothecaveoneday.21)Hewastiredfromahunt.22)Hestubbedhistoeonarock.23)Andhecriedoutow!Thatis,oneday,tiredfromahuntandwalkedintothecave,whenoldgrandfatherOgstubbedhistoeonarockandcriedoutow!24)Ofcourse,supposethis.25)YourprehistoricgrandparentlivedinEngland.26)Heprobablymutteredtuttut!Ofcourse,supposethatyourprehistoricgrandparentlivedinEngland,heprobablymutteredtuttut!27)Thedingdongtheoristsrelatedlanguageoriginstothis.28)Thereismysticharmonybetweensoundandsense.29)Thiswasaccordingtothem.(放在下一句)Thedingdongtheoristsrelatedlanguageoriginstoamysticharmonybetweensoundandsense.30)Primitivehumanshadapeculiarfacilitytoknowthis.31)Arockshouldbecalledrock.Accordingtothem,primitivehumanshadapeculiarfacilitytoknowthatarockshouldbecalledrock.32)Afterall,rocksgiveoffrockness.33)Inthesameway,bellsring.Afterall,likebellsring,rocksgiveoffrockness.(like引导方式状语)34)Yetothersbelievedthis.35)Otherswereyoheavenhotheorists.36)Languagederivedfromthesoundsemittedduringlabor.Yet,otherswereyoheavenhotheoristswhobelievedthatLanguagederivedfromthesoundsemittedduringlabor.37)Supposedly,prehistoricpoplebeganspeaking.38)Atthesametimetheygruntedandgroaned.39)Thegruntingandgroaningwasovertheirdailytasks.Theysupposedthatprehistoricpoplebeganspeakingbygruntedandgroanedovertheirdailytasks.40)Thereisabasicfallacyinallthesetheories.41)Humanremainedmuteuntilthis.42)Theycreatedlanguage.Thereisabasicfallacyinallthesetheoriesthathumanremainedmuteuntiltheycreatedlanguage.43)Inotherwordstheyhadorgansforspeechbeforethis.44)Theyfoundauseforthem.Inotherwords,theyhadorgansforspeechbeforefindingauseforthem.45)Butbiologistsknowthis.46)Organsarenotalreadyperfectedattheirfirstuse.47)Thishappensinaevolutionofspecies.48)Onthecontrary,usedevelopsorgans.(不变)Butbiologistsknowthatorgansarenotalreadyperfectedattheirfirstuseinaevolutionofspecies.49)Wemayneverknowthis.50)Howdidhumanslearntospeak?Wemayneverknowhowhumanslearnedtospeak.51)Butwecanbesureofthis.52)Humansdidn'tlearntospeakbysayingbowwow.53)Humansdidn'tlearntospeakbysayingpoohpooh.54)Humansdidn'tlearntospeakbysayingdingdong.55)Humansdidn'tlearntospeakbysayingyoheavenho.Butwecanbesurethefactthathumansdidn'tlearntospeakbysayingbowwow,poohpooh,dingdong,yoheavenho.TheOriginOfLanguageWedonotknowhowthefirstpeoplelearnedtocommunicatewithlanguage.Althoughlinguistsarespecialistsinlanguageandstudythematterseriously,theyhavetoolittleknowledgeofprehistoricpeople.Buttheyhavenotkeptothersfromspeculatingontheoriginoflanguage.Introducethefourtheories.Defendersofthebowwowtheoryclaimedthatourancestorsbeganspeakingbyimitatingthesoundofanimals.Accordingtothem,humanswalkedoutoftheprimordialmistandbeganbarkinglikedogs,howlinglikewolves,chirpinglikebirds,cluckinglikechickens.Otherswhoputtheirfaithinthepoohpoohtheoryheldthatlanguagederivedfrominstinctivecries.Thatis,oneday,tiredfromahuntandwalkedintothecave,oldgrandfatherOgstubbedhistoeonarockandcriedoutow!Ofcourse,supposethatyourprehistoricgrandparentlivedinEngland,heprobablymutteredtuttut!Thedingdongtheoristsrelatedlanguageoriginstoamysticharmonybetweensoundandsense.Accordingtothem,primitivehumanshadapeculiarfacilitytoknowthatarockshouldbecalledrock.Afterall,likebellsring,rocksgiveoffrockness.Yet,otherswereyoheavenhotheoristswhobelievedthatLanguagederivedfromthesoundsemittedduringlabor.Theysupposedthatprehistoricpoplebeganspeakingbygruntedandgroanedovertheirdailytasks.Thereisabasicfallacyinallthesetheoriesthathumanremainedmuteuntiltheycreatedlanguage.Inotherwords,theyhadorgansforspeechbeforefindingauseforthem.Butbiologistsknowthatorgansarenotalreadyperfectedattheirfirstuseintheevolutionofspecies.Onthecontrary,usedevelopsorgans.Asaresult,wemayneverknowhowhumanslearnedtospeak,butwecanbesurethefactthathumansdidn'tlearntospeakbysayingbowwow,poohpooh,din