Let there be words

Let there be words Syncopated Productions presents ; produced and directed by Christene Browne ; OMNI ; Rogers.

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. Additional topics include distinguishing features of human communication and what humankind's first u...

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Corporate Authors: Syncopated Productions, OMNI Television, Rogers Media, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Other Authors: Browne, Christene, 1965-, Chomsky, Noam, Campbell, Lyle, DeGraff, Michel, Lin, Hua, 1957-, Ruhlen, Merritt, 1944-, Cavalli-Sforza, L. L. (Luigi Luca), 1922-, Hyman, Larry M., Nichols, Johanna, McWhorter, John H., Lieberman, Philip, Klein, Richard G., Gell-Mann, Murray, Joseph, Brian D., Starostin, S. A., Massam, Diane, Ladefoged, Peter
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Multiple
Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2007.
Subjects:
Historical linguistics.
Language and languages > Origin.
Communication > History.
Nostratic hypothesis.
Language acquisition.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Videos > Dinand.
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Summary: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. 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.
Item Description:Originally produced in 2006 as an episode of a five-part television series.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (48 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R, NTSC.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Stan Barua ; editor, Loo Michael Soarles ; composer, Donald Quan.
Participant or Performer:Commentary: Noam Chomsky, Lyle Campbell, Michel DeGraff, Hua Lin, Merritt Ruhlen, Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, Larry M. Hyman, Johanna Nichols, John McWhorter, Philip Lieberman, Richard G. Klein, Murray Gell-Mann, Brian D. Joseph, Sergei Starostin, Diane Massam, Ladefoged, Peter.
Language:In various languages with English voiceover translation ; optional audio description, and expanded audio description (with English SDH subtitles).
Closed-captioned.

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