Language and the Mind. Episode 7, Gesture and the Origins of Human Language
(2020)
Nonfiction
eCourse
Details
PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2020
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2020
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2020
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
ISBN/ISSN
11736450
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Title from title frames
What did the very earliest forms of human language sound like? Learn why many researchers believe hand gesture was actually our first attempt at language. From embodied brains to the widespread prevalence of gesture, from its human uniqueness to its many benefits for us, the evidence suggests that language was born in the body and grew up from there
Film
In Process Record
Spencer D. Kelly
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2020
Mode of access: World Wide Web
In English