| A | B |
|---|
| Divine Fiat | Direct gift from God |
| Deliberate Creation | Man just invented it |
| Echoic | Imitated sounds from nature |
| Interjectional | Arose from cries of pain and joy |
| Mystical Response | Some sounds naturally mean things and man caught on |
| Oral gesture | Sounds naturally accompany gestures |
| Labor | Sounds made from heavy work |
| Song | Language arose from emotions |
