Where Did Our Alphabet Come From?
(2015, original release: 2013)

Nonfiction

eCourse

Provider: Kanopy

Details

PUBLISHED
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2015
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (streaming video file)

ISBN/ISSN
1148679
LANGUAGE
Undetermined
NOTES

Title from title frames

Most alphabets in use today are derived from one script developed over 4,000 years ago. What accounts for the vast popularity of the Roman or Latin alphabet? This episode takes you back to ancient Egypt as you investigate the origin of our alphabet and the contributions made to it by the Canaanites

In Process Record

Features: Marc Zender Tulane University

Originally produced by The Teaching Company/The Great Courses in 2013

Mode of access: World Wide Web

In English

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