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== Linguistic monogenesis vs. polygenesis ==

== Linguistic monogenesis vs. polygenesis ==

In [[linguistics]], monogenesis vs. polygenesis concerns whether there was a single original language, spoken by all humankind; or if there were multiple original languages, spoken by different subsets of humanity. In evolutionary terms, this is the argument about whether language evolved once, or on multiple separate ocassions. It is a separate question from the evolution of the underlying species. In creationist terms, it is believed that Adam spoke an original language, which later developed in different directions - greatly helped along by divine intervention at [[Babel]]. On the other hand, a polygenist creationist may believe that each of the separate creations of original humans corresponded to a separate original language.

In [[linguistics]], monogenesis vs. polygenesis concerns whether there was a single original language, spoken by all humankind; or if there were multiple original languages, spoken by different subsets of humanity. In evolutionary terms, this is the argument about whether language evolved once, or on multiple separate occasions. It is a separate question from the evolution of the underlying species. In creationist terms, it is believed that Adam spoke an original language, which later developed in different directions - greatly helped along by divine intervention at [[Babel]]. On the other hand, a polygenist creationist may believe that each of the separate creations of original humans corresponded to a separate original language.

In [[Jewish]] thought, the traditional belief is that the language of Adam was [[Hebrew]] - although that differs from the views of contemporary linguistics, which sees Hebrew evolving out of a Proto-[[Afro-Asiatic]] language which was also the common ancestor of other languages such as [[Arabic]], [[Aramaic]], [[ancient Egyptian]], [[Coptic]], [[Akkadian]], and the various [[Ethiopic languages]]. Others have suggested the Adamic language was different from Hebrew, and was some other language now lost - [[Joseph Smith]], the founder of [[Mormonism]], claimed to have been given some knowledge of this language by divine revelation.

In [[Jewish]] thought, the traditional belief is that the language of Adam was [[Hebrew]] - although that differs from the views of contemporary linguistics, which sees Hebrew evolving out of a Proto-[[Afro-Asiatic]] language which was also the common ancestor of other languages such as [[Arabic]], [[Aramaic]], [[ancient Egyptian]], [[Coptic]], [[Akkadian]], and the various [[Ethiopic languages]]. Others have suggested the Adamic language was different from Hebrew, and was some other language now lost - [[Joseph Smith]], the founder of [[Mormonism]], claimed to have been given some knowledge of this language by divine revelation.