Language A to Z. Episode 8, H for Hobbits Episode 8, H for Hobbits.

Streaming video - 2020

What can hobbits teach us about the actual science involved in linguistics? Find out in this eye-opening episode that introduces you to Homo floresiensis, "little people," on the island of Flores, with their own strangely simplified language that some scientists believe was spoken until just a few centuries ago.

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Education films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses 2020.
2023.
Language
English
Other Authors
The Great Courses (film director), John McWhorter (actor)
Online Access
A Kanopy streaming video
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In Process Record.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (17 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).