Speaking in Tongues: The History of Language (2008)

Currently there are more than 6,000 languages spoken around the world. This five-part series traces the history and evolution of language and attendant theories and controversies while evaluating the scope of linguistic diversity, the dissemination of language, the expansion of language into written form, and the life cycle of language.

Speaking in Tongues: The History of Language

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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Let there be words

  • 1x2

    Constant change

  • 1x3

    Mother tongues

  • 1x4

    Civilization to colonization

  • 1x5

    Life and death

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