From Grunts to Grammer

Imagine, a world, where nobody speaks. This would mean there was no grammar. And you had to communicate with someone. This would be very hard, especially if it a big, complex thought. Well, our ancestors had to do this. Scientists cannot exactly find out when grammar was first used. They think it was about 35,000-40,000 years ago. Before that, our ancestors didn't communicate like this. They probably had sounds that represented something. That is also the same for us today, just we have more complex words. They could have also used hand signals or maybe even facial expressions! Scientist have many theories when grammar was formed. They think, like I said before, it was 35,000-40,000 years ago, because, a group of early humans wanted to go to Australia from Asia. But to do so, they had to make a boat so they could go on the water to get across. To build a boat, you have to communicate to each other, so that is when scientists think that grammar was first used! 

Miller, Jeanne. "From Grunts to Grammar." Odyssey Oct. 2009: 34-36. Print.