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Language origins (Language (complex complete utterances (entities (words…
Language origins
Language
complex complete utterances
entities
words for everything
can be broken down
Animal systems
basic concepts
holistic
words for things that
have evolutionary significance
on the animal
can't be broken down
Paradox of Continuity
language must have come from somewhere
but not from animal systems, they're far too simple
so then maybe from an
earlier communication form,
like sign language
but how can we find it,
if there's no record of it?
we can't
Consciousness
Sensorial input
Language
system of representation in words for what we percieve or imagine
ideas of things in our heads as we percieve them
what gives us the ability to understand ourselves and everything else
vs
are they related? probably