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Briefly describe the history of language development.
Linguistics is a subject that takes human language as the research object, and its exploration scope includes the nature, function, structure, application and historical development of language, as well as other issues related to language. Linguistics is usually defined as the scientific and systematic theoretical study of language. Language is the most important communication tool for human beings and the direct reality of thought.

Linguistics has a long history. The earliest language study of mankind began with the interpretation of ancient documents, with the purpose of studying philosophy, history and literature. China produced primary schools in the Han Dynasty, including writing, phonology and exegesis. Grammar was established in India and Greece in the 4th and 3rd centuries BC. Modern linguistics was founded at the beginning of18th century. With the discovery of similarities between Indo-European and Sanskrit by western linguists, historical comparative linguistics came into being, aiming at finding the original languages of various languages.

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Language is a unique way of human communication, which reflects the highly evolved mental ability of human beings at the biological or psychological level and the progress of human civilization at the social and cultural level. Linguistics is the core instinctive language ability to study human beings. Through the analysis and research of spoken language, written language and even sign language, we can understand the essence of human beings.

Linguistic research not only understands the essence of human language, but also has many application values. In language education, compiling dictionaries, grammar books and textbooks will help people learn the language through their understanding of the language itself, which will also help improve their ability to cope with the difficulties and mistakes encountered in language learning. In the translation of different languages, linguistic theory has more specific guidance for translation and interpretation, and it is also helpful to use science and technology for machine translation.