From Signal to Symbol: Examining Language Origin from Perspective of Cognitive Linguistics
Abstract
Based on the principles of cognitive linguistics, the course examines the origins of symbolic language production and language symbol system in the cognitive basis that the language originated in the interaction of human cognitive experience of the practice, and demonstrates the evolutionary origins of human language point of view. Guided by the principles of cognitive linguistics, the paper attempts to examine the cognitive basis that provided key links for establishment of linguistic symbols and linguistic symbol systems. The paper also points out that language was formed primarily as a result of human interaction, arguing that human language evolved with cognitive development