Open AccessGoing to the Root
Author(s) -
Evangelos C. Papakitsos,
Ioannis K. Kenanidis
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international linguistics research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2576-2982
pISSN - 2576-2974
DOI - 10.30560/ilr.v1n2p1
Subject(s) - scope (computer science) , linguistics , root (linguistics) , computer science , process (computing) , natural language processing , artificial intelligence , cognitive science , psychology , philosophy , programming language , operating system
This paper presents an attempt to reconstruct the most basic features of the language of Homo Sapiens, following the principle of monogenesis, namely the viewpoint that since humans share a common biological ancestry, they also share a common linguistic one. Considering this issue, the basic methods of comparative linguistics are briefly presented first, along with the methodological approach utilized herein, named Qualitative Inquiry. The results of the reconstructing process are presented, classified in terms of phonological, morphological, lexical, grammatical and syntactic aspects. Only bordering to the scope of this paper, a brief comparison of this treatise to previous studies reveals both convergence and discrepancy concerning the features of the language.