1. The Origins of Language Done by: Supervised by: Farhad Ahmad Dalia Dian Sami Saleem University of Duhok Faculty of Humanities College of Arts Department of English

2. The origins of language 3. The origins of language 1. The divine source 2. The natural sound source 3. The social interaction source 4. The physical adaptation source 5. The tool-making source 6. The genetic source 4. 1. The divine source Biblical Story (Adam) Egyptian Pharaoh (Psammetichus) King James 5. 1. The divine source Biblical Story (Adam) 6. 1. The divine source Biblical Story (Adam) 7. 1. The divine source Egyptian Pharaoh (Psammetichus) 8. 1. The divine source Egyptian Pharaoh (Psammetichus) 9. 1. The divine source King James 10. The origins of language 1. The divine source 2. Natural sound source 3. The social interaction source 4. The physical adaptation source 5. The tool-making source 6. The genetic source 11. 2. The natural sound source: bow-wow 12. 2. The natural sound source: pooh-pooh 13. The origins of language 1. The divine source 2. The natural sound source 3. Social interaction 4. The physical adaptation source 5. The tool-making source 6. The genetic source 14. 3. The social interaction source yo-he-ho 15. 3. The social interaction source Social Interaction 16. The origins of language 1. The divine source 2. The natural sound source 3. The social interaction source 4. Physical adaptation 5. The tool-making source 6. The genetic source 17. 4. The physical adaptation source 18. 4. The physical adaptation source 19. 4. The physical adaptation source 20. 4. The physical adaptation source 21. The origins of language 1. The divine source 2. The natural sound source 3. The social interaction source 4. The physical adaptation source 5. Tool-making source 6. The genetic source 22. 5. The tool-making source 23. 5. The tool-making source 24. 5. The tool-making source 25. 5. The tool-making source 26. The origins of language 1. The divine source 2. The natural sound source 3. The social interaction source 4. The physical adaptation source 5. The tool-making source 6. The genetic source 27. 6. The genetic source 28. 6. The genetic source 29. Thanks for Listening 30. The origin of language Theories Arguments for Arguments against Development The divine source (monogenetic) Suddenly The natural sound source (bow- wow/pooh-pooh) Existence of onomatopoeia Soundless things and abstract concepts Produced with intake of breath Gradually The social interaction source (yo-he-ho) Early humans lived in groups Other primates also live in groups and use grunts Gradually The physical adaptation source (teeth, lips, mouth, larynx & pharynx) Theres evidence for the evolutionary changes These changes would not themselves lead to speech production Gradually The tool-making source (brain) Accounts for structural organisation of language Gradually The genetic source (innateness theory) Automatic set of developments in young children Suddenly