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The Creators of Grammar No student of a foreign language needs to be told that grammar is complex.

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The Creators of Grammar No student of a foreign language needs to be told that grammar is complex. By changing word sequences and by adding a range of auxiliary verbs and suffixes, we are able to communicate tiny variations in meaning. We can turn a statement into a question, state whether an action has taken place or is soon to take place, and perform many other word tricks to convey subtle differences in meaning. Nor is this complexity inherent to the English language. All languages, even those of so-called 'primitive' tribes have clever grammatical components. The Cherokee pronoun system, for example, can distinguish between 'you and I', 'several other people and I' and 'you, another person and I'. In English, all these meanings are summed up in the one, crude pronoun 'we'. Grammar is universal and plays a part in every language, no matter how widespread it is. So the question which has baffled many linguists is - who created grammar? At first, it would appear that this question is impossible to answer. To find out how grammar is created, someone needs to be present at the time of a language's creation, documenting its emergence. Many historical linguists are able to trace modern complex languages back to earlier languages, but in order to answer the question of how complex languages are actually formed, the researcher needs to observe how languages are started from scratch. Amazingly, however, this is possible. Some of the most recent languages evolved due to the Atlantic slave trade. At that time, slaves from a number of different ethnicities were forced to work together under colonizer's rule. Since they had no opportunity to learn each other's languages, they developed a make-shift language called a pidgin. Pidgins are strings of words copied from the language of the landowner. They have little in the way of grammar, and in many cases it is difficult for a listener to deduce when an event happened, and who did what to whom. [A] Speakers need to use circumlocution in order to make their meaning understood. [B] Interestingly, however, all it takes for a pidgin to become a complex language is for a group of children to be exposed to it at the time when they learn their mother tongue. [C] Slave children did not simply copy the strings of words uttered by their elders, they adapted their words to create a new, expressive language. [D] Complex grammar systems which emerge from pidgins are termed creoles, and they are invented by children. Further evidence of this can be seen in studying sign languages for the deaf. Sign languages are not simply a series of gestures; they utilise the same grammatical machinery that is found in spoken languages. Moreover, there are many different languages used worldwide. The creation of one such language was documented quite recently in Nicaragua. Previously, all deaf people were isolated from each other, but in 1979 a new government introduced schools for the deaf. Although children were taught speech and lip reading in the classroom, in the playgrounds they began to invent their own sign system, using the gestures that they used at home. It was basically a pidgin. Each child used the signs differently, and there was no consistent grammar. However, children who joined the school later, when this inventive sign system was already around, developed a quite different sign language. Although it was based on the signs of the older children, the younger children's language was more fluid and compact, and it utilised a large range of grammatical devices to clarify meaning. What is more, all the children used the signs in the same way. A new creole was born. Some linguists believe that many of the world's most established languages were creoles at first. The English past tense –ed ending may have evolved from the verb 'do'. 'It ended' may once have been 'It end-did'. Therefore it would appear that even the most widespread languages were partly created by children. Children appear to have innate grammatical machinery in their brains, which springs to life when they are first trying to make sense of the world around them. Their minds can serve to create logical, complex structures, even when there is no grammar present for them to copy.
The Creators of Grammar

No student of a foreign
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language
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told
that
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grammar
is
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complex
. By changing
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word
sequences and by adding a range of auxiliary verbs and suffixes, we are able to communicate tiny variations in
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meaning
. We can turn a statement into a
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question
, state whether an action has taken place or is
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soon
to take place, and perform
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many
other
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word
tricks to convey subtle differences in
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meaning
. Nor is this complexity inherent to the English
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language
. All
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languages
, even those of
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so
-called 'primitive' tribes have clever
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grammatical
components. The Cherokee pronoun
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system
,
for example
, can distinguish between 'you and I', 'several other
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people
and I' and 'you, another person and I'. In English, all these
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meanings
are summed
up in the one, crude pronoun 'we'.
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Grammar
is universal and plays a part in every
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language
, no matter how widespread it is.
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So
the
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question
which has baffled
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many
linguists is
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who created grammar?

At
first
, it would appear that this
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question
is impossible to answer. To find out how
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grammar
is created
, someone
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needs
to be present at the time of a language's creation, documenting its emergence.
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Many
historical linguists are able to trace modern
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complex
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languages
back to earlier
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languages
,
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but
in order to answer the
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question
of how
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complex
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languages
are actually formed, the researcher
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needs
to observe how
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languages
are
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started
from scratch.
Amazingly
,
however
, this is possible.

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Some
of the most recent
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languages
evolved due to the Atlantic slave trade. At that time, slaves from a number of
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different
ethnicities
were forced
to work together under colonizer's
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rule
. Since they had no opportunity to learn each other's
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languages
, they developed a
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make
-shift
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language
called a
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pidgin
.
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Pidgins
are strings of words copied from the
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language
of the landowner. They have
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little
in the way of
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grammar
, and in
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many
cases it is difficult for a listener to deduce when an
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event
happened, and who did what to whom. [A] Speakers
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need
to
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use
circumlocution in order to
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make
their
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meaning
understood. [B]
Interestingly
,
however
, all it takes for a
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pidgin
to become a
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complex
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language
is for a group of
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children
to
be exposed
to it at the time when they learn their mother tongue. [C] Slave
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children
did not
simply
copy the strings of words uttered by their elders, they adapted their words to create a new, expressive
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language
. [D]
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Complex
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grammar
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systems
which emerge from
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pidgins
are termed
creoles, and they
are invented
by children.

Further
evidence of this can be
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seen
in studying
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sign
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languages
for the deaf.
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Sign
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languages
are not
simply
a series of gestures; they
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utilise
the same
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grammatical
machinery that
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in spoken
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languages
.
Moreover
, there are
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many
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different
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used
worldwide. The creation of one such
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language
was documented
quite recently in Nicaragua. Previously, all deaf
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people
were isolated
from each other,
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but
in 1979 a new
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government
introduced schools for the deaf. Although
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children
were taught
speech and
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lip reading
in the classroom, in the playgrounds they began to invent their
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own
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sign
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system
, using the gestures that they
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used
at home. It was
basically
a
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pidgin
. Each child
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used
the
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signs
differently
, and there was no consistent
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grammar
.
However
,
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children
who
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joined
the school later, when this inventive
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sign
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system
was already around, developed a quite
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different
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sign
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language
. Although it
was based
on the
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signs
of the older
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children
, the younger children's
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language
was more fluid and compact, and it
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utilised
a large range of
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grammatical
devices to clarify
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meaning
.
What is more
, all the
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children
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used
the
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signs
in the same way
. A new creole
was born
.

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Some
linguists believe that
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many
of the world's most established
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languages
were creoles at
first
. The English past tense –ed ending may have evolved from the verb 'do'. 'It ended' may once have been 'It
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end
-did'.
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Therefore
it would appear that even the most widespread
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languages
were partly created by
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children
.
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Children
appear to have innate
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grammatical
machinery in their brains, which springs to life when they are
first
trying to
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make
sense of the world around them. Their minds can serve to create logical,
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complex
structures, even when there is no
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grammar
present for them to copy.
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IELTS essay The Creators of Grammar No student of a foreign language needs to be told that grammar is complex.

Essay
  American English
5 paragraphs
710 words
6.0
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 6.0
  • Structure your answers in logical paragraphs
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    One main idea per paragraph
  • Include an introduction and conclusion
  • Support main points with an explanation and then an example
  • Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
  • Vary your linking phrases using synonyms
Lexical Resource: 5.0
  • Try to vary your vocabulary using accurate synonyms
  • Use less common question specific words that accurately convey meaning
  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 6.0
  • Use a variety of complex and simple sentences
  • Check your writing for errors
Task Achievement: 6.0
  • Answer all parts of the question
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    Present relevant ideas
  • Fully explain these ideas
  • Support ideas with relevant, specific examples
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