Thread: Where does Language come from? Does it come from somewhere? Let's find out!

Originally Posted by AnabellaG

Agree! A need to communicate and coordinate, for example. A need to be understood by the others and satisfy the selfish desires..

Indeed, I just had to make it short :P

Originally Posted by francot

Indeed, I just had to make it short :P

Hahaha ~ You won! You have the shortest answer 😜

Originally Posted by vicente

That would be "Hace mucho tiempo, no?"

LOL! The "uhh uhh" thing it's hilarious 😁

The coincidences that you may find in many languages are also called linguistic universals. They are the principles that guarantee the normal functioning of any language.

Originally Posted by danielr

The coincidences that you may find in many languages are also called linguistic universals. They are the principles that guarantee the normal functioning of any language.

Exactly! And, at the end of the day, language, or the way we communicate, is a reflection of how our minds work so it's only logical that many languages choose the same mechanisms to convey an idea.

Well, there you are getting into Sapir-Whorf's hypothesis, agustinab. It's a delicate subject

Yes, Eidji, that very same hypothesis that can be discussed with your comic.
If you wonder by the beginning of language, I dare to say that it was influeced and shaped by the environment. The Proto-Indo-European is open to discussion.