- Origin of language - Wikipedia
The origin of language, its relationship with human evolution, and its consequences have been subjects of study for centuries Scholars wishing to study the origins of language draw inferences from evidence such as the fossil record, archaeological evidence, and contemporary language diversity
- Uralic languages - Wikipedia
The Uralic languages ( jʊəˈrælɪk yoor-AL-ik), sometimes called the Uralian languages ( jʊəˈreɪliən yoor-AY-lee-ən), [3] are spoken predominantly in Europe and North Asia The Uralic languages with the most native speakers are Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian Other languages with speakers above 100,000 are Erzya, Moksha, Mari, Udmurt and Komi spoken in the European parts of
- List of languages by first written account - Wikipedia
This is a list of languages arranged by age of the oldest existing text recording a complete sentence in the language It does not include undeciphered writing systems, though there are various claims without wide acceptance, which, if substantiated, would push backward the first attestation of certain languages
- English language | Origin, History, Development, Characteristics . . .
The English language is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family that is closely related to the Frisian, German, and Dutch languages It originated in England and is the dominant language of the U S , the U K , Canada, Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand
- Linguistics - Wikipedia
Linguistics is the scientific study of language [1][2][3] The areas of linguistic analysis are syntax (rules governing the structure of sentences), semantics (meaning), morphology (structure of words), phonetics (speech sounds and equivalent gestures in sign languages), phonology (the abstract sound system of a particular language, and
- Language acquisition - Wikipedia
Language acquisition is the process by which humans acquire the capacity to perceive and comprehend language In other words, it is how human beings gain the ability to be aware of language, to understand it, and to produce and use words and sentences to communicate Language acquisition involves structures, rules, and representation
- Language development - Wikipedia
Language development in humans is a process which starts early in life Infants start without knowing a language, yet by 10 months, babies can distinguish speech sounds and engage in babbling
- List of ISO 639-1 codes - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ISO 639 is a standard way to classify languages Each language is given a two-letter (639-1) and three-letter (639-2 and 639-3) lowercase abbreviation, amended in later versions of the nomenclature (for example, English gets abbreviated to en )
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