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Speaking in Tongues: The History of Language

Speaking in Tongues: The History of Language

Speaking in Tongues: The History of Language

2008 1 Seasons 5 Episodes ⭐ 0.0 Documentary

Currently there are more than 6,000 languages spoken around the world. This five-part series traces the history and evolution of language and attendant theories and controversies while evaluating the scope of linguistic diversity, the dissemination of language, the expansion of language into written form, and the life cycle of language.

Currently there are more than 6,000 languages spoken around the world. This five-part series traces the history and evolution of language and attendant theories and controversies while evaluating the scope of linguistic diversity, the dissemination of language, the expansion of language into written form, and the life cycle of language.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Let There Be Words

What precisely is language, and how did humans acquire it? In an effort to answer those essential questions, this progra

EP 2

Constant Change

In this program, John McWhorter, author of The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language; Lyle Campbell, of the Univ

EP 3

Mother Tongues

This program travels the globe as it surveys a large portion of the worlds languages—25 percent of which are spoken by

EP 4

Civilization to Colonization

Writing is a relative latecomer to the history of language. This program tracks its emergence in Mesopotamia, China, and

EP 5

Life and Death

It is predicted that within a century more than half of the worlds languages will become extinct, but as languages are l

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Noam Chomsky

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