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ELI5: How do People Invent New Languages? / How did everyone learn the first language? (by Sparky)

 Sparky (0)  (30 / M-F / Massachusetts)
11-Jan-19 6:12 pm
ELI5: How do People Invent New Languages? / How did everyone learn the first language?

How do people invent new languages, and how do people spread information in that language about new languages. For example, the first language on Earth, how did people explain how to speak English?


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