Speaking in Tongues: The History of Language - Episode # 1 Let There Be Words videos

Added: Feb 27, 2009

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Speaking in Tongues: The History of Langauge - Episode # 1 - Let There Be Words preview. What precisely is language, and how did humans acquire it? In an effort to answer those essential questions, this program journeys back to prehistoric times in search of languages origin. But this is not a passive discussion, as Noam Chomsky; Brown Universitys Philip Lieberman; Johanna Nichols, of U.C. Berkeley; Stanford Universitys Merritt Ruhlen; professor of anthropology Richard Klein; Nobel physicist Murray Gell-Mann; and others passionately defend their points of view. Additional topics include distinguishing features of human communication and what humankinds first utterances may have been. The early evolution and migration of humans is also considered. (48 minutes) One part of a five part ground breaking documentary series.Produced by Syncopated Productions Inc.For more info and DVD sales go to : http://syncopatedprod.com/index_files/Speaking_in_Tongues_The_History_of_Language_series_details.htmComplete episode can now be streamed at : http://www.flixfling.com Follow me on twitter:http://twitter.com/#!/ChristeneBrowneFacebook:http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/profile.php?id=770529217

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KEVLANEW80 Says:

Jul 24, 2011 - DO YOU THINK LANGUAGE/WRITING ARE CONNECTED TO THE ENVIRONMENT OR DO YOU THINK DEFINED WITH HUMAN INVENTION? MY EXAMPLE IS ON HAWAII I HEAR PEOPLE ROLL THERE R'S WHEN THEY SAY "BROTHA" LIKE IN SPANISH, BUT IN GERMAN THE LANGUAGE SOUNDS LIKE IT IS TALKING THROUGH THE SNOW? I DO NOT MEAN LIKE IN A ACCENT LIKE A SOUTHERN DRAW OR NORTHERN SPEED. I MEAN LIKE WOULD THE HEAT OR ALTITUDE OR COLD RULE THE WAY A LANGUAGE WOULD BE SPOKEN.

Morganz696 Says:

Aug 4, 2011 - ok, so your answer is: a magic man done it? No one does know the answer to the origin of life in our universe. Does that imply that an all-powerfull, omniscient divinity has created us? No. I have no proof to deny God, that is true, but do you have any proof to for is existence? Evolution is our answer in this century. What is your answer? With no proofs sustaining your thesis, I think this conversation is pretty much ended. [sorry for my English, I'm Italian].

Morganz696 Says:

Aug 4, 2011 - It's true that we don't know how life originated in this universe, but is also true that we know how life has evolved all complicated structures and animals such as humans and monkeys. I think that what most people name God is in reality what we still don't know. By the way, what are probabilities of God according to modern mathematics and modern physics? My intension with my first post was to show how much we know about evolution of life, not discussing religion.

Proofer25 Says:

Aug 9, 2011 - - some ppl believe in what they cant see. have you ever had that feeling? Its called faith.As much as i love science and logic, I hate when Science and God are compared. To me science is Gods gift to man and there is a reason he wants us to get smarter and smarter... Thats all I have to say on the subject

mackjang10 Says:

Sep 20, 2011 - Why we cannt find the fact of how some children have magic capacities which we sometime never expect how could he or she can be amazing did it. It's very simple becuz everyone had been born and died and born and died so that, in different lives they have been practicing what they like long longgggg ago. This if you believe that mind is separated from body or brain and for sure mind cannot be burnt or buried it is forever...

superraptor65 Says:

Dec 4, 2011 - Language isn't unique to humans! Praire dogs(rodent like mammal) have a language too! With specific sounds to represent different things,they use language to warn other praire dogs of predators,they can describe the predator(colour,size,species) and how far away the predator is, other apes to have simple calls for different predators with each call meaning a different species.

Salvus967 Says:

Jan 16, 2012 - the animations are BAD, but the knowledge provided by this documentary puts all the crap and bullshit, which History Channel and discovery put out, to shame. This is real information.... Much better than a bunch of bullshit about broke ass losers out in Alaska trying to find gold. I love watching shows about people digging up mud...that is SOOOOOOOOOOOO fascinating! Not to mention alligator hunting and logging... yeh, good educational stuff that is....

Zack Hayes Says:

Apr 23, 2012 - ok look i think speaking in tonghes is not real bc there was a multitued of people from many nations speaking different langugis (sp) ...and when it says they were hearing the same language there was alot of the same people

LajkaEie Says:

May 21, 2012 - Did you know... There is one very interesting thing. In Japanese language there is particle "ne" that is used at the end of the sentence, meaning like "right?" asking for confirmation from listener. That same particle is sometimes used (not so often as in Japan) in Germany and Croatia, and is used in same way with a same meaning.

Speaking in Tongues: The History of Language - Episode # 1 Let There Be Words Videos