Who invented the first language or figured out how to talk?

Answer 1

The origin of language (glottogony) is a topic that has attracted considerable speculation throughout human history. Some may think that: The use of language is one of the most conspicuous and diagnostic traits that distinguish Homo sapiens from other species. Others think that earlier Homo species were born loquens or postulate linguistic innate grammaticality' Unlike writing, spoken language leaves no trace. Hence linguists have to resort to indirect methods in trying to decipher the origins of language. Linguists agree that there are no now existing primitive languages, and all modern human populations speak languages of comparable complexity. While existing languages differ in the size of and subjects covered in their lexicons, all possess the grammar and syntax needed, and can invent, translate, or borrow the vocabulary necessary to express the full range of their speakers' concepts.All humans possess similar linguistic abilities , and no child is born with a biological predisposition favoring any one language or type of language.However, there have been studies showing links between language change over time and genetics (for example Dediu and Ladd, 2007, which analyzed the relationship between the lack or existence of two genes in populations and whether the languages of these populations are tonal or non-tonal). * Some may think that: Human language had emerged by the transition to behavioral modernity some 50,000 years ago at the latest (Upper Paleolithic)[citation needed]. Their common assumption is that behavioral modernity and the emergence of language coincide and are dependent on one another. * Others would push back the origin of language to some 200,000 years ago, the time of the appearance of archaic Homo sapiens (Middle Paleolithic), * Other into the Lower Paleolithic, to some 500,000 years ago. * P. Tobias suggest around 3 million years ago. * S. Pinker suggest 5 to 6 million years ago. This question significantly depends on the view taken of the communicative skills of Homo neanderthalensis, Homo habilis, Homo idaltu and other Homo species. In either case, a lengthy stage of pre-language, intermediate between Great ape language and fully developed human language, needs to be assumed.

Religions and ethnic mythologies often provide explanations for the origin and development of language. Most mythologies do not credit humans with the invention of language, but know of a language of the gods (or, language of God), predating human language. Mystical languages used to communicate with animals or spirits, such as the language of the birds, are also common, and were of particular interest during the Renaissance. One of the best known examples in the West is the Tower of Babel passage from Genesis in The Bible or Torah. The passage, common to all Abrahamic faiths, tells of God punishing man for the tower's construction by means of the confusion of tongues (Genesis 11:1-9). Local variations of this passage are found to have followed Christian missionaries on their journeys across the world, although the extent to how much of the tradition existed prior to the arrival of the missionaries is still discussed. A group of people on the island of Hao in Polynesia tell a very similar story to the Tower of Babel, speaking of a God who, "in anger chased the builders away, broke down the building, and changed their language, so that they spoke diverse tongues"

Answer 2

It is not known who exactly invented the first language or how people first learned to communicate verbally. Language has likely evolved over tens of thousands of years through natural processes as early humans developed the need to communicate with each other.