Constant change Syncopated Productions presents ; produced and directed by Christene Browne ; OMNI ; Rogers.

This program examines factors that contributed to the diversification and spread of languages, including early migration, the introduction of agriculture, and genes. Language transfer from mother to child and from one population to the next is also investigated, along with the concept of dialects an...

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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., Mchombo, Sam A., 1948-, Mufwene, Salikoko S., Ladefoged, Peter
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Multiple
Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2007.
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Table of Contents:
  • Language creation
  • Fox P2 and language change
  • Dialects and fully modern language
  • The linguists.