Evolutionary Linguistics
The subject of evolutionary linguistics is a somewhat controversial topic that addresses the history and changes in the history of speech and communication. There is an overlap with biolinguistics and parts of anthropology as well. Much of the controversy regarding evolutionary linguistics stems from the controversial nature of evolution itself. … Keep Reading → Some people view evolution as contrary to the teachings of formal religions and cast doubt on that basis. Yet another difficulty of evolutionary linguistics is that if you subscribe to Darwin’s theory of evolution then most of the evolution of linguistics occurred long before there are any written records that provide information. Because of the lack of compelling evidence there is often significant disagreement between experts. Many have pointed to some of the compelling work being done in the field of genetics as the most likely avenue for finding more definitive information regarding the evolution of linguistics.
