When Did We Start Asking Questions?
Questions represent a monumental leap in human evolution, demanding a complex toolkit of intonation, syntax, and abstract words like "why." Far more than a linguistic trick, asking a question requires…
Tag: interrogatives
The Grammar of Silence: Why Sign Languages Are as Complex as Spoken Languages
Far from being simple pantomime, sign languages are a testament to the human brain's linguistic ingenuity. These visual-gestural systems possess all the grammatical complexity of spoken languages, from their unique…