Let there be words. Origin of human language
Description
What precisely is language, and how did humans acquire it? In an effort to answer those essential questions, this program journeys back to prehistoric times in search of language's origin. But this is not a passive discussion, as Noam Chomsky; Brown University's Philip Lieberman; Johanna Nichols, of U.C. Berkeley; Stanford University's Merritt Ruhlen; professor of anthropology Richard Klein; Nobel physicist Murray Gell-Mann; and others passionately defend their points of view. Additional topics include distinguishing features of human communication and what humankind's first utterances may have been. The early evolution and migration of humans is also considered.
Runtime
48 min
Series
Subjects
- Language and culture (189)
- Culture (254)
- Folklore (119)
- Art (784)
- Brain (487)
- Language and languages (158)
- Education (938)
- Linguistics (60)
- Biodiversity (348)
- Communication (1217)
- Art and society (57)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2007], c2007
Database
Films on Demand
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