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.
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546 |a In various languages with English voiceover translation ; optional audio description, and expanded audio description (with English SDH subtitles).  
546 |a Closed-captioned. 
511 0 |a 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. 
508 |a Director of photography, Stan Barua ; editor, Loo Michael Soarles ; composer, Donald Quan. 
505 0 |a What is language? -- Early evolution of language -- The brain -- Photo world and Nostratic -- First words. 
500 |a Originally produced in 2006 as an episode of a five-part television series.  
520 |a 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. 
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650 0 |a Language and languages  |x Origin. 
650 0 |a Communication  |x History. 
650 0 |a Nostratic hypothesis. 
650 0 |a Language acquisition. 
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700 1 |a Lieberman, Philip. 
700 1 |a Klein, Richard G. 
700 1 |a Gell-Mann, Murray. 
700 1 |a Joseph, Brian D. 
700 1 |a Starostin, S. A. 
700 1 |a Massam, Diane. 
700 1 |a Ladefoged, Peter. 
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