02796ngm 2200541Ia 450 991032001570332120251009233520.0(CKB)4910000000111328(EXLCZ)99491000000011132810176sInfobase10177Infobase11166sInfobase20240702d1999uuuu -u- vengurcnannnuuuuucrdamediacrrdacarrierLanguage /TVA Films (Firm)New York, N.Y. Infobase[2006], c19991 streaming video file (53 min.) sd., col., digital fileBehold Humanity! A Sociological PerspectiveThe Art of CommunicatingCommunication Within Species (2:31) -- Searching for the First Language (4:09) -- Indo-European Language: The Root of a Common Language System (3:07) -- Language in the Greco-Roman World (3:17) -- How Languages Evolved: Romance Languages (3:12) -- How Languages Evolved: English (3:18) -- England's Influence Around the World (3:46) -- Languages of the World (2:47) -- Languages in India (2:19) -- Tribal, State, and International Languages (4:43) -- Language: Innate or Learned? (3:58) -- Social Functions of Language (2:16) -- Levels of Language (3:11) -- How Languages Die (3:17) -- Need for a Universal Language? (3:45)Language is a social construct. It unites the individuals of a given community through a code that is understood by those who use it, ranging from street slang to the prescribed usage of grammar by an elite. This program examines language in a historical context and as a political tool. Since the advent of the printing press and, most recently, the Internet, English has become the universal language, replacing French. This has in turn meant the loss of many languages. Today only 6,000 are still spoken, and it is estimated that by the end of the 21st century, 90 percent of these will have disappeared.Art of communicating.Behold humanity! a sociological perspective.CommunicationCultureInterpersonal communicationLanguage and languagesLinguisticsSocial structureEducational films.Internet videos.Videorecording.localCommunication.Culture.Interpersonal communication.Language and languages.Linguistics.Social structure.Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)TVA Films (Firm)AzPhAEMVIDEO9910320015703321Language58398UNINA