If current languages evolved gradually from primitive grunts or noises,
earliest languages should be the simplest. But ancient languages such as
Latin and Vedic Sanskrit are more complex than modern languages in terms
of cases, genders, voices, verb forms, etc.
Source:
Brown, Walt, 1995. In the Beginning: Compelling evidence for creation
and the Flood. Phoenix, AZ: Center for Scientific Creation, p. 8.
Reffner, Ken, 2003. Feedback letter (June).
http://www.talkorigins.org/origins/feedback/jun03.html#f37
Response:
Languages are not becoming less complex overall. They may be simpler
in some ways (such as verb endings) but are more complex in others
(such as syntax and vocabulary) (Teegarden 2002).
Evolution is not necessarily a uniform progression from simple to
complex. Evolution towards simplicity is consistent with both
biological and linguistic evolution.
