Could onomatopoeic words be what our ancestors first spoke?

The main focus of this paper is the argument for the evolution of language from onomatopoeic words. To support this view, the idea that language evolved to fulfill acts of communication has been disputed. If language is viewed in such a light, then whatever theories researchers put forward have to...

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Main Author: Mohamad Radzi Mustafa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaya 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Modern Languages
Online Access:http://jml.um.edu.my/index.php/JML/article/view/3457
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