THE ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE By: Eridafithri INTRODUCTION In many resources there are still arguments about the origins of language and the process of its change. Some experts say language originated from God, others say that it is naturally produced by human, either obtained from sound in nature or from human speech articulation (Yule, 2006) . However, most people agree that language is one of the most sophisticated products of human being. Language is considered as one of symbols of civilization. Language shows identity of a nation. As language is one of human products, it is no doubt that it will be developed, and changed. The change of language indicates the dynamics of the language itself. Today, there are huge arrays of new words adopted from many fields mostly in terms of technological and medical terms. In addition, there have been a wide range of changes in terms of linguistics aspects. I personally think to some extent the change will cause the loss or original...
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