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

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. WATCH FULL EPISODE HERE : http://www.christenebrowne.com/video-on-demand/ Produced by Syncopated Productions Inc. For more info and DVD sales go to : http://www.christenebrowne.com/speaking-in-tongues-educational-sales/ Like Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Speaking-in-Tongues-The-History-of-Language/517031708363810 Follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/ChristeneBrowne Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/profile.php?id=770529217 Follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/ChristeneBrowne Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/profile.php?id=770529217