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By Ekaterina K.Mukovnikova , group 14A01

Mythical Origins of language. By Ekaterina K.Mukovnikova , group 14A01. Contents. Hebrew Bible India North America Europe Afric a A mazonas. Hebrew Bible. "with its top in the heavens...lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the Earth" ;

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By Ekaterina K.Mukovnikova , group 14A01

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  1. Mythical Origins of language By Ekaterina K.Mukovnikova, group 14A01

  2. Contents • HebrewBible • India • NorthAmerica • Europe • Africa • Amazonas

  3. HebrewBible "with its top in the heavens...lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the Earth" ; God came down to see what they did and said: "They are one people and have one language, and nothing will be with holdenfrom them which they purpose to do" ; "Come, let us go down and confound their speech“;

  4. India Brahma, the Hindu creator-god

  5. NorthAmerica • AnIroquoisstorytellsofthegodTaryenyawagonguidinghispeopleonajourneyanddirectingthemtosettleindifferentplaceswhencetheirlanguageschanged. • InthemythologyoftheYuki, indigenous (туземные)peopleofCalifornia, acreator, accompaniedbyCoyotecreateslanguageashecreatesthetribes(племя) invariouslocalities.

  6. Europe

  7. Africa TheWa-Sania, aBantupeopleofEastAfricanoriginhaveatalethatinthebeginning, thepeoplesoftheearthknewonlyonelanguage, butduringasevere(жестокий)famine(голод), amadnessstruckthepeople, causingthemtowanderinalldirections, jabberingstrangewords, andthisishowdifferentlanguagescameabout.

  8. Amazonas TheTicunaoftheUpperAmazontellthatallthepeopleswereonceasingletribe (племя), speakingthesamelanguageuntiltwohummingbird(колибри)eggswereeaten, itisnottoldbywhom. Subsequentlythetribesplitintogroupsanddispersedfarandwide.

  9. Thank for your attention!

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