The emergence of language was a defining moment in the evolution of modern humans. It was an innovation that radically changed the character of human society. Attempts to shed light on the evolution of human language have come from many areas like primate social behavior, the diversity of existing human languages, the development of language in children and the genetic and anatomical correlations of language competence and cultural evolution. Studies of bees, birds, and mammals have shown they also have language though we may not understand it. Let’s explore this topic
