A definition of language
- Date
1958
- Summary
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In this episode, Dr. Smith, Jr., explains the relationship between language and culture. He points out that there is no such thing as a “primitive” language; all languages have the same amount of history behind them. He reveals why all languages are about equally complex, and discusses language patterns and how they affect the learning of a language.
- Contributors
Dr. Henry Lee Smith Jr.; Bob Warner; Frank Jacoby; Edith Crowell Trager; William Riggs; Paul Saitta; Beth Leibowitz; Helene Thomas; Metropolitan Educational Television Association, New York City; Institute for Research in Human Communication, University of Buffalo
- Publishers
National Educational Television; Indiana University Audio-Visual Center
- Genre
Educational
- Subject
Language and languages ; Linguistics ; Language and culture.
- Collection
National Educational Television
- Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- No Copyright - United States
- Physical Description
1 Film (0:29:06); 16mm
- Other Identifiers
IULMIA Film Database: 40000003329606; Other: GR00452408; MDPI Barcode: 40000003329606
Access Restrictions
This item is accessible by: the public.