The Story of Human Language, Part 3 of 3
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A new perspective on the story of English -- Does culture drive language change? -- Language starts over--Pidgins -- Language starts over--Creoles I -- Language starts over--Creoles II -- Language starts over--signs of the new -- Language starts over--the Creole continuum -- What is Black English? -- Language death--the problem -- Language death--prognosis -- Artificial languages -- Finale--master class.
Lecturer: John McWhorter, Manhattan Institute.
Presents lectures on the history of language.
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PUBLISHED
Chantilly, VA : Teaching Co., [2005]
Year Published: 2005
Description: 2 videodiscs (ca. 360 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 3 course guidebooks (22 cm.)
Language: English
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
1565859472 (set) :
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Teaching Company.
SUBJECTS
Historical linguistics.
Linguistics.