Unlocking language
Description
Approximately 70,000 years ago, humankind began talking, and hasn't stopped since. In this fascinating program, a diverse group of experts-an evolutionary linguist, a neurologist, a geneticist, a neuropsychologist, a developmental cognitive neuroscientist, and an Oxford professor of communication-discuss the birth, development, and transmission of the mysterious phenomenon called language. Topics explored include the ability of language to express abstractions; the role of evolution in the development of languages; language as an innately guided behavior in unborn babies, infants, and toddlers; the parts of the brain involved in language; the relationship between genes and language disorders; and the isolation of the Speech 1 gene.
Runtime
29 min
Subjects
- Brain (487)
- Cognitive psychology (167)
- Language and languages (158)
- Education (938)
- Child development (475)
- Linguistics (60)
- Psycholinguistics (40)
- Educational psychology (148)
- Intellect (87)
- Communication (1217)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2006], c1998
Database
Films on Demand
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