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The story of human language, John McWhorter, Part 1

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The story of human language, John McWhorter, Part 1
Language
eng
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instructional materials
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Literary text for sound recordings
lectures speeches
Main title
The story of human language
Oclc number
58542774
Responsibility statement
John McWhorter
Summary
Presents lectures on the history of language
Table Of Contents
What Is language? -- When language began -- How language changes--sound change -- How language changes--building new material -- How language changes--meaning and order -- How language changes--many directions -- How language changes--modern English -- Language families--Indo-European -- Language families--tracing Indo-European -- Language families--diversity of structures -- Language families--clues to the past -- The case against the world's first language --
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