How was Language Originated?
Because languages leave behind no fossils, it is difficult to put our finger on the exact time when human language originated. Some scientists dubiously attempt to guess the sophistication of primate communication based on the complexity of the tool industry at the time. We may never know for sure when language originated, until we are able to use preserved DNA from ancient homonids to recreate them and observe their language capacities. Rather than evolving abruptly, it is likely that language as we know it developed over a long period of time. Some scholars believe that the advent of bipedalism 3.5 million years ago brought anatomical changes, such as a more L-shaped vocal tract, which would have expanded the range of possible sounds. Whether primates at this time actually used this anatomy to make more sophisticated sounds is not known. These “missing links” are now all extinct. Research of homonid skulls has found that about 400,000 years ago, Neanderthals had a hypoglossal canal s
