Civilization to colonization. Language takes written form
Description
Writing is a relative latecomer to the history of language. This program tracks its emergence in Mesopotamia, China, and Mesoamerica and its spread down through the millennia via conquest-usually violent, sometimes benign-and colonization. The creation of creoles and pidgins resulting from the interaction of specific populations is also addressed, and speculation is made about the first things to be written down. Noam Chomsky; Peter Daniels, coeditor of The World's Writing Systems; the Manhattan Institute's John McWhorter; MIT's Michel DeGraff; and Salikoko Mufwene, of The University of Chicago, contribute.
Runtime
48 min
Series
Subjects
- Language and culture (189)
- Culture (254)
- Folklore (119)
- Art (784)
- Language and languages (158)
- Education (938)
- Linguistics (60)
- Communication (1217)
- Art and society (57)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2007], c2007
Database
Films on Demand
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