Language Families of the World Episode 12, How to Identify a Language Family Episode 12, How to Identify a Language Family.

Streaming video - 2019

How do linguists establish connections between languages and determine their common roots when it is nearly impossible to see a language change in real time? Take a look at the languages of Polynesia to see how changes can be followed backwards to reveal connections between different languages, then turn to the Indo-European and Uralic families.

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[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses 2019.
2020.
Language
English
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John McWhorter (film director)
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A Kanopy streaming video
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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