The origin and development of human language has always been the issue attracting scholars with various academic background. Currently, amid related versions, there are two recognized as the most valuable ones althoug...The origin and development of human language has always been the issue attracting scholars with various academic background. Currently, amid related versions, there are two recognized as the most valuable ones although they are opposite against each other—gradual evolution and sudden naissance. With the aid of explanation on examples including history facts and scientific research, this thesis argues that the sudden naissance proposed by Dereck Bickerton is more reasonable. This paper is expected to provide more persuasive evidence, bringing the discussion upon the origin of languages to new stage.展开更多
文摘The origin and development of human language has always been the issue attracting scholars with various academic background. Currently, amid related versions, there are two recognized as the most valuable ones although they are opposite against each other—gradual evolution and sudden naissance. With the aid of explanation on examples including history facts and scientific research, this thesis argues that the sudden naissance proposed by Dereck Bickerton is more reasonable. This paper is expected to provide more persuasive evidence, bringing the discussion upon the origin of languages to new stage.
