I have chosen to watch one of the TEDed Videos: How Languages Evolve , by Alex Gendler and Does Grammar Matter? by Andreea S. Calude. How Languages evolve , by Alex Gendler, taught me that all of humanity once spoke a single language until they suddenly split into many groups unable to understand each other. We don;t really know if there is such as an original language that existed, but we do know that there are thousands of languages existing as of today that can be traced back to a much smaller number. This may happen due to groups of people that shared a single language and culture split into smaller tribes going in separate ways in search of fresh game and fertile land. Therefore, they became isolated with one another and grew with different interests. Chinese, for example, is classified as a single language. However, its dialects vary to the point of being mutually unintelligible. Therefore, the next time you hear a foreign language, pay close attention because it may not be a...
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