Abstract
This paper investigates whether or not linguistics can be used to uncover the origins of human language for anatomically modern humans through an examination of proto-language studies. Specifically, this paper examines whether it is possible to determine a proto-language for all modern human languages. A review of comparative linguistics, including the challenges with this mode of study in deep-time, as well as genetic evidence is included to determine how far these kinds of studies are viable into the past. The paper concludes that it is highly unlikely that use of comparative linguistics can be used as a method as far back as the origins of human language.
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