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The story of human language
Author
Publisher
Teaching Co
Publication Date
[2004]
Language
English
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Oak Lawn Public Library - AV
CD 417.7 MCWHORTER V. 2
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CD 417.7 MCWHORTER V. 2
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Oak Lawn Public Library - AV
CD 417.7 MCWHORTER V. 3
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CD 417.7 MCWHORTER V. 3
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Table of Contents
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Part 1. 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 --
Part 2. The case for the world's first language -- Dialects-- subspecies of species -- Dialects-- where do you draw the line? -- Dialects-- two tongues in one mouth -- Dialects-- the standard as token of the past -- Dialects-- spoken style, written style -- Dialects--the fallacy of blackboard grammar -- Language mixture--words -- Language mixture-- grammar -- Language mixture-- language areas -- Language develops beyond the call of duty -- Language interrupted --
Part 3. A new perspective on the story of English
Does culture drive language change?
Language starts over
Pidgins
Language starts over
Creoles I
Language starts over
Creoles II
Language starts over
signs of the new
Language starts over
the Creole continuum
What is Black English?
Language death
the problem
Language death
prognosis
Artificial languages
Finale
master class.
From the CD + Book
Lecture 1. What is language? --
Lecture 2. When language began --
Lecture 3. How language changes-- sound change --
Lecture 4. How language changes-- building new material --
Lecture 5. How language changes-- meaning and order --
Lecture 6. How language changes-- many directions --
Lecture 7. How language changes-- modern English --
Lecture 8. Language families-- Indo-European --
Lecture 9. Language families-- tracing Indo-European --
Lecture 10. Language families-- diversity of structures --
Lecture 11. Language families-- clues to the past --
Lecture 12. The case against the world's first language --
Lecture 13. The case for the world's first language --
Lecture 14. Dialects-- subspecies of species --
Lecture 15. Dialects-- where do you draw the line? --
Lecture 16. Dialects-- two tongues in one mouth --
Lecture 17. Dialects-- the standard as token of the past --
Lecture 18. Dialects-- spoken style, written style --
Lecture 19. Dialects--the fallacy of blackboard grammar --
Lecture 20. Language mixture--words --
Lecture 21. Language mixture-- grammar --
Lecture 22. Language mixture-- language areas --
Lecture 23. Language develops beyond the call of duty --
Lecture 24. Language interrupted --
Lecture 25. A new perspective on the story of English --
Lecture 26. Does culture drive language change? --
Lecture 27. Language starts over-- Pidgins --
Lecture 28. Language starts over-- Creoles I --
Lecture 29. Language starts over-- Creoles II --
Lecture 30. Language starts over-- signs of the new --
Lecture 31. Language starts over-- the Creole continuum --
Lecture 32. What is Black English? --
Lecture 33. Language death-- the problem --
Lecture 34. Language death-- prognosis --
Lecture 35. Artificial languages --
Lecture 36. Finale
master class.
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9781565859470
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