The History of Language [efilm]
2015
Streaming Video
Investigate the importance of language, the third pillar of decipherment, by starting with the story of the decipherment of ancient Sumerian, the language of ancient Mesopotamia. Learn how scholars known as philologists or historical linguists use the comparative method of linguistic reconstruction to compare related languages and reconstruct their shared ancestor.
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[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2015.
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1 online resource (streaming video file)
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Title from title frames.In Process Record.Originally produced by The Teaching Company/The Great Courses in 2013.In English
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Features: Marc Zender Tulane University
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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History - AncientHistory - ModernLiterature
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496253
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