Consider the following information: 1. The approximate numb...
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Thanks to the field of linguistics we know much about the development of the 5,000 plus languages in existence today. We ___(1)___ their grammar and pronunciation and ___(2)___ how their spoken and written forms ___(3)___ over time. ___(4)___, we understand the origins of the Indo-European group of languages, which includes Norwegian, Hindi and English, and can trace them back to tribes in eastern Europe in about 3000 BC.
So, we have mapped out a great deal of the history of language, but there are still areas we know little about. Experts are beginning to look to the field of evolutionary biology to ___(5)___ how the human species developed to be able to use language. So far, there are far more questions and half-theories than answers.
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1. The approximate number of languages in the world.
2. The origin of the English language.
3. The number of different areas requiring further investigations.
4. How our ancestors used language.
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