The question, "Where did language come from?" came up in class.

I tried to find some easy to understand sites, but this was the best I could come up with.  If you have real player you can listen to  the first and last ones.  If you find a good site or book, please let me know. 

http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1995/Sep/hour2_090895.html http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/langorigins.html http://www.wordorigins.org/ http://www.ivyjoy.com/rayne/kidssearch.html http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/language/language_article1.html