Linguistics Assignment 5

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Universidade Licungo
General Linguistics
Linguistics Assignment: The origins of human language
The unit introduces you to the theories on the origins of human language and language diversity. The work should not have more than 3 pages. These pages include introduction, development and conclusions.The following topic covers:
a) The divine source and its basic hypothesis;
b) The natural sound sources
- The bow-wow theory;
- The pooh-pooh theory;
- The ding-dong theory;
- The yo-he-ho theory;
- The la-la theory
c) Physical adaptation
d) The scientific approach
Read
Crystal, David (2010). The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language,3rd Ed., Cambridge, C.U.P, page 288 – 291
Frokim, Victoria. & Rodman, Robert et al An Introduction to Language, 8th WadsWorth, 2007, https://www.pdfdrive.com/victoria-fromkin-robert-rodman-d19436614.html page 56 - 60
https://www.pdfdrive.com/contemporary-linguistics-an-introduction-d186480225.html 
YULE, George (2010). The Study of Language, 4th Ed., Cambridge: C.U.P (already posted in this platform), page 1 – 6
Beira, 24th April, 2022