Human language began with gestures, not words
Human language likely evolved from early gestural communication, gradually developing into complex speech that enabled abstract thought and shaped human society.
Did you know human language might have started with hand signals? Researchers believe our ancestors, around 2 million years ago, communicated primarily through gestures, much like modern chimpanzees. This "gesture-first" theory suggests that early hominins used body movements to convey meaning, supported by brain studies on mirror neurons that facilitate imitation.
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