ANT102H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Simian, Bipedalism
6 Nov 2018
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Theories of language origins - have conducted experiment: divine theory- miracle theory- oldest theory. Frederick- conducting an experiment if a children who were isolated, these one would be original language. (children could not be raised by verbal) Alexander raised children- women couldn"t speak (children spoke hebrew) children who would be born from a mute will be mute themselves (could not speak) Bible- origins of language diversity- ascend and meet god (in western history: socrates- onomatopoeia theory (ding-dong, bow-wow) First described in plato"s cratylus dialogue featuring socrates, cratylus and hermogenes. Very simplistic for origins of language: natural cries theory - sometimes yuck or ouch. Language is based on natural cries if higher primate,( laughing, disgust) Apes don"t have the properties for language: evolutionary (hominization) theory. Bipedalism- important changes that are associated with language (freeing with the hands for the development of the hands, get a reduction in face) humans are bipedal.
