The history of languages: speaking in tongues

Dear students
I thought you might be interested in the information below.

Speaking in Tongues: The History of language is an innovative five part one hour series that looks at language from prehistory time to the present day. It is ground breaking in both its scope and content.

Leading and world renowned experts such as Noam Chomsky (a well-known linguist,Peter Ladefoged (phonetician) and Lyle Campbell have been assembled to discuss the many facets of human language. An extensive look at language of this magnitude has never been done before.

Previews of the episodes can be seen at :
http://www.youtube.com/user/Syncopatedprod .
Please try them and listen to the episodes.This activity will help you improve listening comprehension.

Enjoy it.


Susan