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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Table of Contents:
  • What is language?
  • Early evolution of language
  • The brain
  • Photo world and Nostratic
  • First words.