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🎧 Lecture 25 of The Story of Human Language by John McWhorter

Listened to Lectures 25: The Story of Human Language by John McWhorterJohn McWhorter from The Great Courses: Linguistics

Lecture 25: A New Perspective on the Story of English
We trace English back to its earliest discernible roots in Proto-Indo-European and follow its fascinating development, including an ancient encounter with a language possibly related to Arabic and Hebrew.

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7 thoughts on “🎧 Lecture 25 of The Story of Human Language by John McWhorter”

  1. Enjoy this lecture, Chris and never stop learning!

    1. These lectures and Lerer’s are awesome, but are almost over. While a nice introduction, we’re going to need something beyond the introductory level in linguistics next… Anything brewing? #diggingdeeper #lifelonglearner

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