Three Millennia Ago, Humans May Have Spoken Thousands More Languages Than We Have Today, During a Linguistic 'Golden Age'

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“Linguistic diversity peaked between 1000 B.C.E.”
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Frase de exemploLinguistic diversity peaked between 1000 B.C.E.
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“After we domesticated plants and animals, however, the planet’s population ballooned—and so did the number of languages.”
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Frase de exemploAfter we domesticated plants and animals, however, the planet’s population ballooned—and so did the number of languages.
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Frase de exemploThree Millennia Ago, Humans May Have Spoken Thousands More Languages Than We Have Today, During a Linguistic 'Golden Age' Skip to main content Search Shop Newsletters Renew Give a Gift Subscribe Membership i Subscribe Give a Gift Renew Sections Smart News History Science Innovation Arts & Culture Travel At the Smithsonian More from Smithsonian magazine Newsletters Photo Contest Podcast Videos Our Partners Smithsonian Store Smithsonian Journeys Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine and get a FREE tote.
diversity12x no texto
“Linguistic diversity peaked between 1000 B.C.E.”
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Frase de exemploLinguistic diversity peaked between 1000 B.C.E.
researchers7x no texto
“Since language and culture often go hand-in-hand, the researchers suspect many cultural traditions also vanished.”
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Frase de exemploSince language and culture often go hand-in-hand, the researchers suspect many cultural traditions also vanished.
might6x no texto
“Experts predict as many as 1,500 known languages might disappear from use before the end of the century.”
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Frase de exemploExperts predict as many as 1,500 known languages might disappear from use before the end of the century.
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“Their modeling suggests that, before agriculture took root some 12,000 years ago, humans spoke between 4,500 to 6,200 languages.”
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Frase de exemploTheir modeling suggests that, before agriculture took root some 12,000 years ago, humans spoke between 4,500 to 6,200 languages.
spoken5x no texto
“Claire Bowern From Mandarin and English to the many Indigenous languages spoken around the world, humans today communicate via roughly 7,500 tongues.”
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Frase de exemploClaire Bowern From Mandarin and English to the many Indigenous languages spoken around the world, humans today communicate via roughly 7,500 tongues.
during5x no texto
“They used computational models, population estimates and ethnographic data to trace the rise and fall of languages around the world during the Holocene , starting from about 12,000 years ago.”
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Frase de exemploThey used computational models, population estimates and ethnographic data to trace the rise and fall of languages around the world during the Holocene , starting from about 12,000 years ago.
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Frase de exemploThree Millennia Ago, Humans May Have Spoken Thousands More Languages Than We Have Today, During a Linguistic 'Golden Age' Skip to main content Search Shop Newsletters Renew Give a Gift Subscribe Membership i Subscribe Give a Gift Renew Sections Smart News History Science Innovation Arts & Culture Travel At the Smithsonian More from Smithsonian magazine Newsletters Photo Contest Podcast Videos Our Partners Smithsonian Store Smithsonian Journeys Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine and get a FREE tote.
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“Some hypotheses have linked this modern language-endangerment to the rise of European colonialism 500 years ago.”
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Frase de exemploSome hypotheses have linked this modern language-endangerment to the rise of European colonialism 500 years ago.
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“One surprising result was “how recent the peak appears to have been,” study co-author Claire Bowern , a historical linguist at Yale University, says in a statement .”
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Frase de exemploOne surprising result was “how recent the peak appears to have been,” study co-author Claire Bowern , a historical linguist at Yale University, says in a statement .
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“Researchers think humans may have spoken as many as 20,000 to 75,000 different languages during a period they’ve dubbed the linguistic “golden age.” But that linguistic abundance did not last.”
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Frase de exemploResearchers think humans may have spoken as many as 20,000 to 75,000 different languages during a period they’ve dubbed the linguistic “golden age.” But that linguistic abundance did not last.
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“Three Millennia Ago, Humans May Have Spoken Thousands More Languages Than We Have Today, During a Linguistic 'Golden Age' Skip to main content Search Shop Newsletters Renew Give a Gift Subscribe Membership i Subscribe Give a Gift Renew Sections Smart News History Science Innovation Arts & Culture Travel At the Smithsonian More from Smithsonian magazine Newsletters Photo Contest Podcast Videos Our Partners Smithsonian Store Smithsonian Journeys Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine and get a FREE tote.”
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Frase de exemploThree Millennia Ago, Humans May Have Spoken Thousands More Languages Than We Have Today, During a Linguistic 'Golden Age' Skip to main content Search Shop Newsletters Renew Give a Gift Subscribe Membership i Subscribe Give a Gift Renew Sections Smart News History Science Innovation Arts & Culture Travel At the Smithsonian More from Smithsonian magazine Newsletters Photo Contest Podcast Videos Our Partners Smithsonian Store Smithsonian Journeys Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine and get a FREE tote.
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“Three Millennia Ago, Humans May Have Spoken Thousands More Languages Than We Have Today, During a Linguistic 'Golden Age' Skip to main content Search Shop Newsletters Renew Give a Gift Subscribe Membership i Subscribe Give a Gift Renew Sections Smart News History Science Innovation Arts & Culture Travel At the Smithsonian More from Smithsonian magazine Newsletters Photo Contest Podcast Videos Our Partners Smithsonian Store Smithsonian Journeys Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine and get a FREE tote.”
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Frase de exemploThree Millennia Ago, Humans May Have Spoken Thousands More Languages Than We Have Today, During a Linguistic 'Golden Age' Skip to main content Search Shop Newsletters Renew Give a Gift Subscribe Membership i Subscribe Give a Gift Renew Sections Smart News History Science Innovation Arts & Culture Travel At the Smithsonian More from Smithsonian magazine Newsletters Photo Contest Podcast Videos Our Partners Smithsonian Store Smithsonian Journeys Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine and get a FREE tote.
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“Their modeling suggests that, before agriculture took root some 12,000 years ago, humans spoke between 4,500 to 6,200 languages.”
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Frase de exemploTheir modeling suggests that, before agriculture took root some 12,000 years ago, humans spoke between 4,500 to 6,200 languages.
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“before declining Sarah Kuta | Daily Correspondent July 24, 2026 5:42 p.m.”
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“before declining Sarah Kuta | Daily Correspondent July 24, 2026 5:42 p.m.”
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“Some hypotheses have linked this modern language-endangerment to the rise of European colonialism 500 years ago.”
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Frase de exemploSome hypotheses have linked this modern language-endangerment to the rise of European colonialism 500 years ago.
scientists3x no texto
“The scientists are “grappling with stuff in the remote past that is hard to get a solid purchase on,” he adds.”
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Frase de exemploThe scientists are “grappling with stuff in the remote past that is hard to get a solid purchase on,” he adds.
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“As multinational states like the Roman Empire expanded, scientists think their languages spread too, wiping out many others.”
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Frase de exemploAs multinational states like the Roman Empire expanded, scientists think their languages spread too, wiping out many others.
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“Global linguistic diversity continues to decline today, with at least four languages dying out every year, per the editor’s summary of the new research.”
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Frase de exemploGlobal linguistic diversity continues to decline today, with at least four languages dying out every year, per the editor’s summary of the new research.
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“and 1000 C.E., before falling off again “as multinational empires first spread along with their languages, pathogens and cultures,” the researchers write in the paper.”
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Frase de exemploand 1000 C.E., before falling off again “as multinational empires first spread along with their languages, pathogens and cultures,” the researchers write in the paper.
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“One surprising result was “how recent the peak appears to have been,” study co-author Claire Bowern , a historical linguist at Yale University, says in a statement .”
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Frase de exemploOne surprising result was “how recent the peak appears to have been,” study co-author Claire Bowern , a historical linguist at Yale University, says in a statement .
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“Global linguistic diversity continues to decline today, with at least four languages dying out every year, per the editor’s summary of the new research.”
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Frase de exemploGlobal linguistic diversity continues to decline today, with at least four languages dying out every year, per the editor’s summary of the new research.
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“But “extinction may have shaped linguistic diversity much more profoundly than we previously appreciated,” Blasi says in the statement.”
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Frase de exemploBut “extinction may have shaped linguistic diversity much more profoundly than we previously appreciated,” Blasi says in the statement.
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“But “extinction may have shaped linguistic diversity much more profoundly than we previously appreciated,” Blasi says in the statement.”
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Frase de exemploBut “extinction may have shaped linguistic diversity much more profoundly than we previously appreciated,” Blasi says in the statement.
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“Global linguistic diversity continues to decline today, with at least four languages dying out every year, per the editor’s summary of the new research.”
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Frase de exemploGlobal linguistic diversity continues to decline today, with at least four languages dying out every year, per the editor’s summary of the new research.
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“The languages and linguistic features that persist today might not be “inherently superior,” Blasi adds.”
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Frase de exemploThe languages and linguistic features that persist today might not be “inherently superior,” Blasi adds.
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““Are there people who developed languages with some traits that we can barely imagine now?” Chiara Barbieri , a geneticist at the University of Cagliari, tells ScienceNews ’ Sujata Gupta.”
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Frase de exemplo“Are there people who developed languages with some traits that we can barely imagine now?” Chiara Barbieri , a geneticist at the University of Cagliari, tells ScienceNews ’ Sujata Gupta.