Speaking in Tongues: The History of Language

The read

The series ran 1 season across 5 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.

Synopsis

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.

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Key crew

• Christene BrowneDirector

Cast

• Noam ChomskySelf

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