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Language Families of the World, Episode 9

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Language Families of the World, Episode 9
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Language Families of the World
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Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2019
Runtime
27
Summary
Move beyond the Semitic languages to look at other subfamilies of Afro-Asiatic, including what some call the 2Berber3 subfamily and several other subfamilies spoken south of the Sahara, and see what they can teach us about the nature of language. Close with a look at Somali oral poetry and its complex use of alliteration
Technique
live action
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