The Word’s Unity of Existence: A Cognitive Science Theory on the Origin of Language and Grammar

Abstract

What is certain is that to begin speaking and expressing themselves, humans did not actually ever sit down to deliberately invent words, grammar, dialects, or manner of speech. So, where did the grammar originate? Did humans first speak, and then discover the grammar, realizing that their speech adhered to precise principles? Or did they first invent the grammar and then began to speak according to grammatical rules? Since humans never intentionally thought about grammar, from the very beginning, they must have begun to speak intuitively and spontaneously in order to communicate their thoughts and intentions. How they used words and sentences to convey their thoughts and intentions is an important subject worth exploring, which we examine within a framework that we call the "the Word’s Unity of Existence." The ability to speak enabled humans to express their thoughts, and they were able to establish communication with each other in a completely different way from other living organisms. Language also allowed humans to connect with, interpret, and make sense of the world around them. It helped them to express their excitement, joy and sorrow, and evolve into an exceptionally unique being. It is expected that in the future, humans will continue to discover more of their abilities, just as they discovered free verse poetry and indulged in its enjoyment and drew out various genres of music from within their nature, and so on. But the question is, have all these abilities been placed in the human existence by chance, or are they part of a highly intelligent design that speaks of an "Innate Universal Unity of Existence”?