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The ultimate origin of language is the need to communicate. And while language is unique in that it can communicate the unknown, it is ultimately no different from the chemical memos of the ants, the flashing colors of squid or the sweet smell of fruit.

If you are asking "How did human language come about," the answer is lost in the unimaginable past. Since there are no primitive languages, and no traces of any, there is no way to examine the evolution of animal cries into human language.

Perhaps, if we ever figure out what the whales and dolphins are "saying" it may shed light on the evolution of language, but for now, it is dark.

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