Question

Who proposed the Ding-Dong Theory?

• A. Charles Darwin
• B. Max Muller
• C. Noam Chomsky
• D. Ferdinand de Saussure

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Max Muller

Max Muller, a 19th-century German linguist, is credited with proposing the Ding-Dong Theory. He believed that there was a natural connection between sounds and their meanings, rooted in the perception of the world around them. According to Muller, the first words were coined through a natural resonance between the sounds made by humans and the characteristics of objects.