Language A to Z

John H. McWhorter

DVD - 2020

"Embark on an insightful journey into the quirks, curiosities, and intricacies of how our language works"--Container.

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Subjects
Genres
Lectures
Educational films
Nonfiction films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
Chantilly, Va. : The Great Courses 2020.
Language
English
Corporate Author
Teaching Company
Main Author
John H. McWhorter (lecturer)
Corporate Author
Teaching Company (production company)
Item Description
"The Great courses, Topic: Literature & language ; Subtopic: Linguistics"--Cover.
"Course no. 20010"--Disc labels.
24 lectures lasting 15 minutes each.
Course guidebooks laid in each container. Guidebooks contain outlines for each 30 minute lecture.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color, 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 151 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Format
DVD.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references in course guidebook.
ISBN
9781629979786
  • Disc 1: A for Aramic
  • B for baby mama
  • C for compounds
  • D for double negatives
  • E for etymology
  • F for first words
  • G for Greek alphabet
  • H for Hobbits
  • I for island
  • J for Jamaican
  • K for Ket
  • L for like
  • disc 2: M for Maltese
  • N for native American English
  • O for oldsters in cartoons
  • P for plurals, Q for quiz
  • R for R-lessness
  • S for she
  • T for tone
  • U for understand
  • V for vocabulary
  • W for what's up, doc?
  • X for !Xóõ, Y for Yiddish
  • Z for Zed.