TV series
Speaking in Tongues: The History of Language
2008, English.
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 of linguistic diversity, the dissemination of language, the expansion of language into written form, and the life cycle of language.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 5
- Episode length
- 50 min
- Status
- Ended in 2008
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Latest episode
S1 E5: Life and Death
Aired 2 May 2008
Seasons 1
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Details
- First aired
- 4 April 2008
- Last aired
- 2 May 2008
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Type
- Scripted
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Speaking in Tongues: The History of Language has 1 season and 5 episodes, about 50 minutes each.
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