# Entry 8
The Study of Lanfuage Yule, G. (2010). The study of Language. U.K.: CUP UNIT 1&2 Unit 1 THE ORIGINS OF LANGUAGE . We do not know how language originated because there is lack of written evidence, but some of the hypothesis or theories are: The Divine Source, The Natural Sound Source, The Social Interaction Source, The Physical Adaptation source, The tool-making source and The genetic source Unit 2 Communication We must distinguish between specifically communicative signals , when you use the language to intentionally communicate something, and unintentionally informative signals, when somebody infers the way you are or feel due to a number of signals that you have unintentionally sent. Properties of Human Language All creatures communicate, but only humans have the property of REFLEXIVITY or REFLEXIVENESS. This means that we can use language to think and talk about language itself. The Theory of reflexivity allows us to identify other...
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