Civilization to colonization : language takes written form / Journeyman Pictures (Firm).

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Writing is a relative latecomer to the history of language. This program tracks its emergence in Mesopotamia, China, and Mesoamerica and its spread down through the millennia via conquest-usually violent, sometimes benign-and colonization. The creation of creoles and pidgins resulting from the inter...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
Corporate Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase
Journeyman Pictures (Great Britain)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2007], ©2007.
Series:Films on Demand.
Subjects:
Art and society.
Art.
Communication.
Culture.
Education > Curricula.
Education > Methodology.
Folklore.
Language and culture.
Language and languages.
Linguistics.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (48 min.) : sound, color, digital file.
Variant Title:
Language takes written form
Format: Electronic Video

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Online Access

Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)