Eli5: How did language develop? And on top of that how did a written language develop?

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Basically what i am asking is how were people suddenly able to understand each other and form words for things? Also how did they then take those words and create letters and writing in a way that other people could understand?

Another question I have is when did languages actually develop and how do we even know?

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If you consider that bees have a dance language to talk about pretty flowers, then language is just the externalization of internal thought. So maybe that’s how language develops, “I feel this way, here let me show you.” And then everyone agrees.

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