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Flashcards on Origins of Language
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Who is credited with the theory of the origin of language called 'Bow-wow Theory'?
Johann Gottfried Herder
Which theory suggests that language developed as a result of imitating natural sounds?
The Onomatopoeic or Bow-wow Theory
Who proposed the 'Pooh-pooh Theory' for the origin of language?
Max Müller
According to the 'Pooh-pooh Theory,' what led to the formation of language?
Interjections or exclamations
Which theory suggests that language developed from the instinct for self-preservation?
The Yo-he-ho Theory
Who proposed the 'Ding-dong Theory' for the origin of language?
John Locke
Which theory suggests that language developed from the need to communicate information?
The Transmission Theory
What is the process called when a word in one language is derived from another language?
Loanword borrowing
What is the term for the study of word origins and history?
Etymology
Which theory suggests that language developed from the need for social bonding?
The Social Interaction Theory
Who proposed the 'La-la Theory' for the origin of language?
Wilhelm von Humboldt
Which theory suggests that language developed from the need to express emotions?
The Poetic Origins Theory
What is the term for the earliest form of human language that is believed to have existed?
Proto-language
Who proposed the 'Ta-ta Theory' for the origin of language?
Friedrich Max Müller
Which theory suggests that language developed from the need to express emotions?
The Expressive Theory
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Which theory proposes that language originated from imitating natural sounds?
Yo-he-ho Theory
Bow-wow Theory
Ding-dong Theory
Poetic Origins Theory
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Who is credited with the 'Pooh-pooh Theory' for the origin of language?
Johann Gottfried Herder
Wilhelm von Humboldt
John Locke
Max Müller
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What is the term for the study of word origins and history?
Linguistics
Phonetics
Etymology
Sociolinguistics
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Which theory proposes that language developed from the need for social bonding?
Transmission Theory
Onomatopoeic Theory
Social Interaction Theory
Expressive Theory
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Who proposed the 'La-la Theory' for the origin of language?
Johann Gottfried Herder
Wilhelm von Humboldt
Max Müller
John Locke
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What is the process called when a word in one language is derived from another language?
Translation
Loanword borrowing
Adaptation
Invention
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Which theory suggests that language developed from the instinct for self-preservation?
Yo-he-ho Theory
Bow-wow Theory
Pooh-pooh Theory
Ding-dong Theory
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Who proposed the 'Ta-ta Theory' for the origin of language?
Johann Gottfried Herder
Wilhelm von Humboldt
Friedrich Max Müller
John Locke
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According to the 'Pooh-pooh Theory,' what led to the formation of language?
Written symbols
Interjections or exclamations
Complex grammar rules
Metaphorical thinking
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What is the term for the earliest form of human language that is believed to have existed?
Metaphor
Primitive language
Proto-language
Sign language
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