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To understand the precise language we have to understand what precisely language means. For a layman I'd call language a medium to communicate with people. Comprehensively language is not just the trade of words somewhat it is communication of emotions, expressions, and beliefs. This may be in form of words, symbols, signs, signals, compositions of music notes and even obscure or clear sounds.

History of languages

History of language starts from the start of evolution of mankind. In several times the modes of communication among the many mankind has been different. Starting from the thought process to the molding words to precise refers to language. It includes the words which might be unsaid and expressed by actions. Subsequently history of languages can be studied in detail by the research of nations and tribes. There has been a powerful impact of languages on the cultural behavior of countries everywhere in the world. Languages have evolved ever since the first sign of life on earth. About 200000 years ago completely different modes of communication have been transformed in vocalization or speech. Later about 30000 years ago mankind developed symbols. This further revolutionized into writing about 7000 years ago.

Evolution of languages

"It's completely safe to attribute this development [of innate language structures] to "natural choice", so long as we realize that there isn't any substance to this assertion, that it quantities to nothing more than a belief that there is some naturalistic clarification for these phenomena." [Noam Chomsky, Language and Mind, 1972, p. 97]

We cannot hint back in time that a certain language was abruptly adapted or created. Languages had been formed and changed gradually. Languages have rapidly changed as well. The greatest reason of change in language is because of socialization and intersection. Strongly interactive cultures show rapid changes. The cultures which are isolated in a tribe or in a geographical space show a sluggish change in language. If there is a lack of interaction there's a lack of adaptation of values and behaviors from other cultures.

Language and culture

If man would not have been interacting withother civilizations and culture there would have no development of language. Language isn't the invention of isolation; slightly it is the creation of socialization. For every growing, developed or grown culture there has been an evolution likely.

Urdu language

The story of Urdu starts from the occasions of Mughals. The armies of the Mughals belonged to completely different ethnic backgrounds having completely different dialects. Their languages advanced into a molded form of a new language which we call Urdu within the current time. Urdu is a spinoff of a number of languages which have been spoken by the army of the Mughals. These soldiers were:

Turkish
Arabs
Pathans
Balochi
Afghans
Persians
Rajputs
Jats
The word Urdu is derived from a Turkish word meaning in urdu army. This is the reason we call Urdu the language of army or lashkari zuban.

Evolution of Urdu Language

The society in which a language is spoken decides its evolution, development and recognition. Evolution in the language Urdu has resulted because of the interaction of different dialects, invasions and conquests. Urdu was advanced in the following phases:

• The indo- Aryan household language includes Urdu as well. The historic background of this rich language originates from Saur Senic Prakrit. Sanskrit was evolved to form Saur Senic Prakrit. Later Saur Senic Prakrit was influenced by a number of Hindi dialects.

• Then comes the evolutionary part, this was affected by the literature of Insha. Then it started to take the form a picture of a new language that we call Urdu today. This was the time when Urdu and Hindi was differentiated. The cultural impact was that the Muslims in the subcontinent either spoke Urdu or Farsi and the Hindus spoke Hindi (Khari Boli and Devanagari). There was a clear distinction within the two languages as Urdu had sure words of Arabic and Persian in it which Sanskrit did not have.

• After the invasion of the Muslims in the subcontinent Persian was made the official language of the subcontinent. Later Urdu became the official language of the states dominated by Mughals. This laid a strong impact on the tradition of India and additional revolutionized the language to provide a new form.

Urdu started to evolve after 1193 AD.
• Invaders of the subcontinent effected Urdu language. These had been Arabs, Persian and Turks. Urdu has Persian words in it.

• Later the British rule in the subcontinent words of English additionally grew to become a part of it. This change was not that apparent as a result of clash with their rule.