Discontinuity
theory
INTRODUCTION
Language
is system of words or sign that people use to express thoughts and Feeling to
each other Both a continuity and discontinuity approach exist in the debate of
the orgin of language
Discontinuity Theory
Theories
about the origin of language can be divided according to their basic assumption
some theories are based on the idea that language is so complex that one cannot
imagine it simply appealing from nothing in its final form, but that it must
have evolved from earlier pre –linguistic system among our pre-human ancestors.
These theories can be called continuity based
theories the opposite view point is that language is such a unique human trait
that it cannot be compared to anything found among non humans and that it must
therefore have appeared fairly suddenly in the transition from pre-nomind to
early man. These theories can be defined as discontinuity based.
continuity
theories of language evaluation hold that it must have developed gradually starting among the earliest
ancestors of humans with different features developing at different stages
until peoples speech resembled boles what we have today Mean while
,Discontinuity theory suggests that because there is nothing even remotely similar
to compare human language to it is likely
have appeared surely within man kinds history this may have been as a result of
genetic mutation with in an individual ,which was passed on through their ancestors and eventually become
a dominant ability
The
first continuity theory is based on the conviction
that there is no fundamental difference between human communication and the
communication of animals both transmit messages to other members of their
species which can be understood by the receiver of the message the need for communication
and the use of sounds noises and sign is equal important for human and animals
and although is a discrepancy in the quantity of possible message and although
there is sounds notice and sign sounds look different they all from of a
developed language or from language in the constantly developing line of
evolution “theories of this persuasion might
picture the development of communication system as a straight road
towards language
There is a difference however in the form
of intelligence of humans an animal’s the human intelligence can be called specific
as human are able to in abase the quantity of their language as well as to name
abstract things events and situation animals lack this sort of intelligence so there
land of intelligence is called non specific specific intelligence is a very important
and fundamental essence of language.
language
is a unique trait appeared suddenly during g of human evolution (Noam Chomsky) Discontinuity
theory shares human language system as too complex than any other language on each
Noam Chomsky is among the worlds leading linguists and acknowledge that a possible
genetic mutation in one of our human ancestor gave the ability to speak and understand
language which was posed on the their offspring
Conclusion:
The
discontinuity theory is that the developed full fledged language faculty of
human beings is not a product Darwinian evolution but a unique development occurred
to human species
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