Language Families of the World - Season 1

McWhorter, John, (film director.). hoopla digital. (Added Author). John McWhorter. (Cast).

Summary: Professor John McWhorter of Columbia University explores the linguistic trails left by generations of humans that lead back to the beginnings of language. Utilizing historical theories and cutting-edge research, these 34 episodes will introduce you to major language families and their offspring, including languages that are no longer spoken but provide vital links to the past.

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Physical Description: 1 online resource (34 video files (approximately 958 min.)) : sd., col.
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Publisher: [United States] : The Great Courses, 2019.
Distributor: Made available through hoopla

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Formatted Contents Note:	Episode 1 Why Are There So Many Languages? Episode 2 The First Family Discovered: Indo-European Episode 3 Indo-European Languages in Europe Episode 4 Indo-European Languages in Asia Episode 5 The Click Languages Episode 6 Niger-Congo: The Biggest Family in Africa I Episode 7 Niger-Congo: The Biggest Family in Africa II Episode 8 Languages of the Fertile Crescent and Beyond I Episode 9 Languages of the Fertile Crescent and Beyond II Episode 10 Nilo-Saharan: Africa's Hardest Languages? Episode 11 Is the Indo-European Family Alone in Europe? Episode 12 How to Identify a Language Family Episode 13 What Is a Caucasian Language? Episode 14 Indian Languages That Aren't Indo-European Episode 15 Languages of the Silk Road and Beyond Episode 16 Japanese and Korean: Alike yet Unrelated Episode 17 The Languages We Call Chinese Episode 18 Chinese's Family Circle: Sino-Tibetan Episode 19 Southeast Asian Languages: The Sinosphere Episode 20 Languages of the South Seas I Episode 21 Languages of the South Seas II Episode 22 Siberia and Beyond: Language Isolates Episode 23 Creole Languages Episode 24 Why Are There So Many Languages in New Guinea? Episode 25 The Languages of Australia I Episode 26 The Languages of Australia II Episode 27 The Original American Languages I Episode 28 The Original American Languages II Episode 29 The Original American Languages III Episode 30 The Original American Languages IV Episode 31 Languages Caught between Families Episode 32 How Far Back Can We Trace Languages? Episode 33 What Do Genes Say about Language Families? Episode 34 Language Families and Writing Systems.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Digital content provided by hoopla.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Directed by The Great Courses.
Participant or Performer Note:	John McWhorter.
Target Audience Note:	Rated TVPG.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.