The Development of Languagesby Rit Nosotro Change Over Time
essay How has human need for water, food, shelter and belonging
influenced the development of languages from the Tower of Babel
until today? There are almost 7,000 languages currently spoken
in the world.1 Where did all the languages come from? Many
people have wondered and studied this extensively. An even more
interesting question is that of how languages have changed and
developed. How have human needs changed and influenced language
development in the past to the present day? In Genesis 11:1-9
the story of the original split in languages is given. Genesis
11:1 tells us, "Now the whole world had one language and a
common speech." The people of the world all spoke one language,
and they decided to build a monument into heaven of their own
greatness. God responded to their prideful plan and frustrated
them with different languages, so they could not understand each
other. "That is why it was called Babel -because there the LORD
confused the language