Why do we need language?
Isn't body language enough? We can make hand signals and
draw pictures. But why isn’t that enough?
A spoken language and a body language perform differently.
They can overlap to some extent but they are different. Our needs for body language such as facial
expression exist to show emotions, but when that (emotion) doesn't get across what do we do? This is when a spoken language kicks in. By
talking and communicating we can get across with others faster and more efficiently.
Both are important, neither can work in
the others place.
Can you imagine having to use only our body to talk? Our “sign
language” can only take us so far. There will be a point where you will have to
get something across to another person but can’t. How frustrating would that
be?
This is why sign language evolves into spoken language. We
used both, hand-in-hands. I can’t remember ever speaking using only facial
expressions. Or trying to survive a whole day just on “sign language”.
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