Monday, November 21, 2011

From Grunts to Grammar: The Evolution of Language

Miller, Jeanne. "From Grunts to Grammar: The Evolution of Language." Odyssey: Adventures in Science 
Oct. 2009: 34-36. Print. 
 
Language is a crucial part in our living. Half of the things we do includes language.
 
It is different to say "crocodile ate the man" and " The man ate the crocodile. But
when did we start using language?  Our ancestors had a smaller brain than us, but 
they are the ones who started something like speaking, but it was much less advance,
it was just a couple of words, and they didn't sound like this. We don't know if they
knew what they were saying. Something changed the way we speak and our ancestors way.
There is a part called the larynx, it is the top of our mouth. It changed. 

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