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  2. Origin of language - Wikipedia

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    The pooh-pooh theory saw the first words as emotional interjections and exclamations triggered by pain, pleasure, surprise, etc. Ding-dong. Müller suggested what he called the ding-dong theory, which states that all things have a vibrating natural resonance, echoed somehow by humans in their earliest words. Yo-he-ho.

  3. Bow-wow theory - Wikipedia

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    A bow-wow theory (or cuckoo theory) is any of the theories by various scholars, including Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Johann Gottfried Herder, on the speculative origins of human language. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] According to bow-wow theories, the first human languages developed from onomatopoeia , that is, imitations of natural sounds. [ 3 ]

  4. Deng Xiaoping Theory - Wikipedia

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    Deng Xiaoping Theory is a product of the integration of the basic theory of Marxism-Leninism with the practice of modern China and the characteristics of the present era, the inheritance and development of Mao Zedong Thought under new historical conditions, a new stage of the development of Marxism in China, Marxism of modern China, and the ...

  5. Talk:Origin of speech - Wikipedia

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    Ding-dong. Müller suggested what he called the Ding-Dong theory, which states that all things have a vibrating natural resonance, echoed somehow by man in his earliest words. Words are derived from the sound associated with their meaning; for example, “ crash became a word for thunder, boom for explosion.”

  6. Is the ‘ding-dong-ditch’ doorbell game a harmless prank or a ...

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  7. Wikipedia:Unusual articles/Language - Wikipedia

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    Bow-wow theory: Competitors include the pooh-pooh theory, the ding-dong theory, and the yo-he-ho theory. Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo: A meaningful, grammatical construction that has inspired linguists to talk about bullying amongst Western New York's bison population. Capitalization of Internet

  8. ‘Ding Dong’! Lisa Vanderpump Appears to Shade Lisa Rinna ...

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    Ding dong,” Vanderpump, 62, tweeted on Thursday, January 5, just hours after Rinna, 59, revealed she wouldn’t be returning to the Bravo series. The comment appeared to reference lyrics from ...

  9. Deng Xiaoping - Wikipedia

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    Deng used Japan as an example of a rapidly progressing power that set a good example for China economically. [76] Deng initially continued to adhere to the Maoist line of the Sino–Soviet split era that the Soviet Union was a superpower as "hegemonic" as the United States, but even more threatening to China because of its close proximity. [77]