Kātyāyana’s Vārttikas provide critical commentary on Pāṇini's Aṣṭādhyāyī, offering clarifications and augmentations that have been integral to the evolution of Sanskrit grammatical tradition.
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Patañjali's Mahābhāṣya ("Great Commentary") delves into the intricacies of Pāṇini's grammar, addressing linguistic philosophy and semantics, and remains a cornerstone in the study of Sanskrit grammar.
Pāṇini's Aṣṭādhyāyī, composed around the 5th century BCE, is a pioneering work in linguistic analysis, systematically codifying Sanskrit grammar with approximately 4,000 concise rules.
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https://archive.org/details/ashtadhyayi/ashtadhyayi0/page/n13/mode/2up
Identical twins Matthew and Michael Youlden, fluent in 26 languages including one they invented as toddlers, exemplify the human capacity for linguistic creativity.
The "Integration Hypothesis" posits that human language emerged rapidly through the combination of pre-existing cognitive systems, leading to the complex syntax we use today.
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https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00564/full
The "Yo-He-Ho" theory suggests that human language evolved from rhythmic chants used during collective labor, emphasizing the social aspect of linguistic development.
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https://polilingua.com](https://www.polilingua.com/blog/post/theories-of-languages-origin.htm
Studies on birdsong have revealed complex communication systems in avian species, offering parallels to human language development.
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https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/10/21/how-scientists-started-to-decode-birdsong
Research suggests that language evolution shares features with biological evolution, offering insights into human history and cognitive development.
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https://bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12915-017-0405-3
Theories on language origin range from the "Bow-Wow" theory, suggesting language began with imitations of natural sounds, to Chomsky's proposition of an innate linguistic capability.
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https://www.polilingua.com/blog/post/theories-of-languages-origin.htm
The discovery of the "NOVA1" gene variant, exclusive to humans, has been linked to the emergence of spoken language, highlighting the genetic factors in our communicative evolution.
Recent research reveals that humpback whale songs share structural patterns with human language, adhering to Zipf's law, which describes the frequency of word usage in human languages. This discovery suggests a convergent evolution of communication complexity between humans and whales, despite millions of years of evolutionary separation.
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https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/scientists-link-human-speech-whale-song-rqtwrgcds
Marmosets have been observed using specific vocal labels for individuals, a behavior once thought unique to humans, dolphins, and elephants.
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https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/aug/29/marmosets-behaviour-specific-names-study
A study indicates that the human language pathway in the brain may have originated at least 25 million years ago, earlier than previously thought.
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https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/archive/2020/04/originsoflanguage25millionyearsold/
Neanderthals possessed the anatomical features necessary for speech, suggesting they had the capacity for complex language similar to modern humans.
The FOXP2 gene, often dubbed the "language gene," plays a crucial role in speech and language development, highlighting the genetic underpinnings of our communicative abilities.
The discovery of a 2nd century BC wine vessel with inscriptions hints at connections between the Basque and Iberian languages, shedding light on Europe's linguistic history.
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https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/wine-vessel-secrets-europe-oldest-language-basque-spain-vj6h7p3vl
Recent studies suggest that human language evolution is intertwined with prosocial behavior, cognitive development, and collaboration.
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https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/ecology-and-evolution/articles/10.3389/fevo.2023.1004384/full
A New Technosignature Hunt Begins
A fresh search of the Green Bank Telescope archive aims to find alien technosignatures in old data. Could our first contact already be hidden in past recordings? 
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2412.05786
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Are We Missing the Cosmic Signal?
Radio-based searches for alien intelligence have improved—but are we even listening the right way? This study reviews how far we've come—and what we still don’t know. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Delivery.cfm?abstractid=4708832
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Future Alien-Hunting Missions
A new study explores next-gen space missions to detect alien civilizations. From mega-telescopes to interstellar probes—will these ideas finally help us break the Great Silence? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/am/pii/S009457652100103X
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