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NOVA

NOVA

In Search of the First Language #S21E20

55 min 1974 4 months ago

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NOVA S21 E20 1974

In Search of the First Language

NOVA · Season 21, Episode 20

NOVA explores the common threads that link the more than 5,000 languages of Earth, including a controversial theory that claims to reconstruct words from a time when only a handful of languages were spoken, recalling the biblical story of the Tower of Babel.

Episode 20 of Season 21 from NOVA — available to stream in HD on any device.

Country United States

Genre

Documentary

Released

03 Mar, 1974

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1 Codebreakers 2 Dinosaurs of the Gobi 3 Daredevils of the Sky 4 Journey to Kilimanjaro 5 Can Chimps Talk? 6 In Search of Human Origins, Part One 7 In Search of Human Origins, Part Two 8 In Search of Human Origins, Part Three 9 Can China Kick the Habit? 10 Aircraft Carrier! 11 The Great Wildlife Heist 12 Secret of the Wild Child 13 Haunted Cry of a Long Gone Bird 14 What's New About Menopause 15 The Tribe that Time Forgot 16 Killer Quake! 17 Buried in Ash 18 Rescue Mission in Space 19 Journey to the Sacred Sea 20 In Search of the First Language

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