S | Letter, History, Etymology, & Pronunciation | Britannica
WEBletter. s, nineteenth letter of the modern Latin alphabet. It corresponds to the Semitic sin “tooth.” The Greek treatment of the sibilants that occur in the Semitic alphabet is somewhat complicated. The Semitic samech appears in Greek as Ξ ( xi) with the value in early times of /ss/, later and more generally of /x/ or /ks/.
Etymonline - Online Etymology Dictionary
WEBThe online etymology dictionary (etymonline) is the internet's go-to source for quick and reliable accounts of the origin and history of English words, phrases, and idioms.
WEBS was not the first statistical computing language designed at Bell Laboratories, but it was the first one to be implemented. The pre-S language work dates from 1965 and is described in Becker and Cham-bers (1989). However, because it did not directly influence S, we will not elaborate here.
S (programming language) - Wikipedia
WEBS is a statistical programming language developed primarily by John Chambers and (in earlier versions) Rick Becker, Trevor Hastie, William Cleveland and Allan Wilks of Bell Laboratories. The aim of the language, as expressed by John Chambers, is "to turn ideas into software, quickly and faithfully". [1]
Origin of language - Wikipedia
WEBThe search for the origin of language has a long history in mythology. Most mythologies do not credit humans with the invention of language but speak of a divine language predating human language.
Five Theories on the Origins of Language - ThoughtCo
WEBJun 29, 2020 · Five Theories on the Origins of Language. Pedro Saura. By. Richard Nordquist. Updated on June 29, 2020. What was the first language? How did language begin—where and when? Until recently, a sensible linguist would likely respond to such questions with a shrug and a sigh.
The origin of language: Evolution's greatest mystery
WEBMay 10, 2019 · The origin of language: evolution’s greatest mystery. 10/05/2019 | Marketing Team. “In the beginning was the Word,” reads the Gospel of John 1:1. But what was this word? And where was it spoken? And how did humans come to speak it? Indeed, the origin of language is one of the greatest mysteries in human science, if not the greatest.
Languages of the World - Oxford Research Encyclopedias
WEBSomething like half are thought likely to disappear over the next few decades, as speakers of endangered languages turn to more widely spoken ones.The languages of the world are grouped into perhaps 430 language families, based on their origin, as determined by comparing similarities among languages and deducing how they evolved from earlier ones.
Introduction: Origin and Evolution of Language—An ... - Springer
WEBMay 2, 2018 · Introduction: Origin and Evolution of Language—An Interdisciplinary Perspective. Published: 02 May 2018. Volume 37 , pages 219–234, ( 2018 ) Cite this article. Download PDF. Topoi. Francesco Ferretti, Ines Adornetti, Alessandra Chiera, Erica Cosentino & Serena Nicchiarelli. 19k Accesses. 5 Citations. 11 Altmetric. 2 Mentions. …
Evolution of languages - Wikipedia
WEBThe origin of language is a hotly contested topic, with some languages tentatively traced back to the Paleolithic. However, archaeological and written records extend the history of language into ancient times and the Neolithic. The distribution of languages has changed substantially over time.
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