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  1. Rsa Animate: Language As a Window into Human Nature (2011)

    Subject
    Psychiatry; Psychology

    In this RSA Animate, Steven Pinker explains how the mind turns the finite building blocks of language into infinite meanings. Th transcript of this talk can be downloaded as a pdf file. [11 minutes]

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  2. Speaking in Tongues: The History of Language (5 Parts) (2009)

    Subject
    Languages; Linguistics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 250 minutes ), $599.95 (set)

    Currently there are more than 6,000 languages spoken around the world. This five-part series traces the history and evolution of language and attendant theories and controversies, while evaluating the scope...

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  3. Language and Creativity (1972)

    Director
    Michael Chanan
    Producer
    Noel Chanan
    Subject
    Linguistics; Philosophy
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Professor P F Strawson and Gareth Evans discuss linguistic theory.* (60 minutes)

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