THE NATURAL GENESIS OF HUMAN LANGUAGE: INSIGHTS FROM THE ODAM TILI THEORY

Abstract

Abstract: The origins of human language remain one of the most debated topics in linguistics, often polarized between theories of divine intervention, cultural arbitrariness, or biological determinism. The groundbreaking Odam Tili (“Human Language”) theory challenges these paradigms, proposing that language emerged as a natural, systematic response to the environment. Using the archetypal figures of the snake, the tree, and human physiology, this theory posits that linguistic structures were encoded through repetitive patterns of sound and shape found in nature. This paper explores the triadic interplay between these elements and argues that language is a product of natural coding, shaped by environmental and cognitive necessities.