Language Families of the World Episode 8, Languages of the Fertile Crescent and Beyond I. Episode 8, Languages of the Fertile Crescent and Beyond I.

Streaming video - 2019

Follow the migration of peoples from Africa to the Middle East by looking at the language family that developed in the Fertile Crescent: Afro-Asiatic. This first look at this family focuses on the widely known Semitic branch, which includes Arabic and Hebrew. Examine what defines this group of languages and uncover the roots of the first alphabets.

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Education films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses 2019.
2020.
Language
English
Other Authors
John McWhorter (film director)
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A Kanopy streaming video
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In Process Record.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).