Languages plays a very important role in all our lives. It encompasses our communication and supports our survival in the human wild. The first communication journey began in the early stone age where the humans communicated through art & craft engraved on walls and carved in the caves. The early form of language was way more different than the modernised version. They are the store house of knowledge and information, also creating an emotional bond with people since ancient history. We are the only species who have mastered in communication through signs & words of literature in different native languages.
We have learned how to communicate our emotions even before using languages to talk and develop a conversation. As the ages crossed post to AD, we have learnt to convey our growing thoughts using words and communicating in sentences. Languages benefit us in multiple ways provided it is used appropriately by the following rights: the right place, the right time, to the right person. It influences our culture and adds value to our personality development. Body language, listening skills, usage of words, positive attitude leads to healthy interaction without any interruption. You should keep learning and practicing to stay connected with languages efficiently.
There are different types of languages, to highlight a few- Sign language, braille script, native languages, tribal lingos etc, which are exclusively meant for people with certain abilities. Being skilled in learning languages helps us to be an approachable person professionally and personally in the society. It adds more value to our professional lives, apart from this learning any language helps in understanding native culture, religion, their habits and the thirst to grow our knowledge increases with a change in our perspectives. Speaking, writing and reading are integral to everyday human life. Language is a primary tool for survival in the human kind. It gives us the ability to communicate our thoughts, ideas and emotions with others as reasonably and efficiently.
India is enriched with 22 official languages out of 1500 languages excluding 780 tribal languages as mentioned by my fellow blogger Harsha. An individual’s use of language forms the social relations with those around them. Regional languages in India have a close relationship with the cultural heritage. Language has its own vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation. Learning a language consumes more time and dedication but, it benefits us later. A native language can be learnt with ease when you speak it with the native speaker. Native languages symbolize its own significance and culture.
Ancient civilization in regions around the world began to develop complex language system. Many modern european languages — such as German, Dutch, English, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish — descended from a Proto-Indo-European language that’s believed to have been spoken in 4500 BCE.
Any language originating from the ancient history provide the vintage facts of people, time, myths and more in their own discovered language. There are no formal criteria for referring it as ancient. The evolution of linguistic features clearly suggests that language as a whole has been driven by a gradual evolutionary process.
The first attempts to consign meaning to material support were figurative or representational. The history of the Latin alphabet, which has become today’s most commonly used writing system, started some five million years ago. Sanskrit is widely considered to be one of the oldest known languages in the world. Its origins can be traced back to the ancient Indo-Aryan civilization, which thrived in the Indian subcontinent around 1500 BCE.
In Hinduism, Sanskrit holds a special place as the language of the gods. There are many languages in India which are not accepted officially like Santhali Konkani, Maithili etc. Languages used in south like Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada Marathi comes under the dravidan family whereas the languages spoken in the northern parts like Hindi, Assamese, Gujarati, Rajasthani, Bengali, Dogri etc comes under indo- Aryan family.