In Search of the First Language
NOVA · Season 21 · Episode 20
NOVA explores the common threads that link the more than 5,000 languages of Earth, including a controversial theory that claims to reconstruct words from a time when only a handful of languages were spoken, recalling the biblical story of the Tower of Babel.
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Season
21
Episode
20
Air Date
27/Dec/1994
Air Time
21:00
Runtime
55 min
Overview
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NOVA explores the common threads that link the more than 5,000 languages of Earth, including a controversial theory that claims to reconstruct words from a time when only a handful of languages were spoken, recalling the biblical story of the Tower of Babel.
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