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The Story of Human Language
- Written by: John McWhorter, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 18 hrs and 15 mins
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Language defines us as a species, placing humans head and shoulders above even the most proficient animal communicators. But it also beguiles us with its endless mysteries, allowing us to ponder why different languages emerged, why there isn't simply a single language, how languages change over time and whether that's good or bad, and how languages die out and become extinct.
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Content is good. But it is not captivating.
- By Shivakumar on 02-06-20
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The Story of Human Language
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Series: The Great Courses: Linguistics
- Length: 18 hrs and 15 mins
- Release Date: 08-07-13
- Language: English
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How Language Began
- The Story of Humanity's Greatest Invention
- Written by: Daniel L. Everett
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Mankind has a distinct advantage over other terrestrial species: we talk to one another. But how did we acquire the most advanced form of communication on Earth? Daniel L. Everett, a "bombshell" linguist and "instant folk hero" (Tom Wolfe, Harper's), provides in this sweeping history a comprehensive examination of the evolutionary story of language, from the earliest speaking attempts by hominids to the more than 7,000 languages that exist today.
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Good and Logical Point of View
- By deepmoni hazarika on 01-07-19
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How Language Began
- The Story of Humanity's Greatest Invention
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Release Date: 20-03-18
- Language: English
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Language Families of the World
- Written by: John McWhorter, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 15 hrs and 54 mins
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Professor John McWhorter of Columbia University takes you back through time and around the world, following the linguistic trails left by generations of humans that lead back to the beginnings of language. Utilizing historical theories and cutting-edge research, these 34 astonishing lectures will introduce you to the major language families of the world and their many offspring, including a variety of languages that are no longer spoken but provide vital links between past and present.
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great course for people interested in languages
- By harsha on 17-07-19
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Language Families of the World
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 15 hrs and 54 mins
- Release Date: 01-02-19
- Language: English
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Made in America
- Written by: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: William Roberts
- Length: 18 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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In Made in America, Bryson de-mythologizes his native land, explaining how a dusty hamlet with neither woods nor holly became Hollywood, how the Wild West wasn't won, why Americans say 'lootenant' and 'Toosday', how Americans were eating junk food long before the word itself was cooked up, as well as exposing the true origins of the G-string, the original $64,000 question, and Dr Kellogg of cornflakes fame.
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William Roberts is King of Voice
- By Ram KR on 27-01-23
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Made in America
- Narrated by: William Roberts
- Length: 18 hrs and 10 mins
- Release Date: 16-01-06
- Language: English
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Writing and Civilization: From Ancient Worlds to Modernity
- Written by: Marc Zender, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Marc Zender
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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At just over 5,000 years old, writing is actually a relatively recent invention. It has become so central to the way we communicate and live, however, that it often seems as if writing has always existed. But the question remains: Who invented writing, and why?In these 24 fascinating lectures, you'll trace the remarkable saga of the invention and evolution of "visible speech," from its earliest origins to its future in the digital age.
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Writing and Civilization: From Ancient Worlds to Modernity
- Narrated by: Marc Zender
- Series: The Great Courses: Linguistics
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Release Date: 27-09-13
- Language: English
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The Adventure of English
- The Biography of a Language
- Written by: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: Robert Powell
- Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the remarkable story of the English language; from its beginnings as a minor guttural Germanic dialect to its position today as a truly established global language. The Adventure of English is not only an enthralling story of power, religion, and trade, but also the story of people, and how their lives continue to change the extraordinary language that is English.
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The Adventure of English
- The Biography of a Language
- Narrated by: Robert Powell
- Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
- Release Date: 25-08-05
- Language: English
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Whose Language Is English?
- Written by: Jieun Kiaer
- Narrated by: Hannah Choi
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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In this ambitious book, Jieun Kiaer explores the lives of English words in the twenty-first century, when the creation and use of language has become an increasingly dynamic, interactive, and diverse process in which ordinary people have taken leading roles—offering such coinages as "flexitarian," "MeToo," "glow up," and "s--tizen" to "No sabo kids" and beyond. As English language grows ever more diverse, Kiaer believes, we need a paradigm shift.
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Whose Language Is English?
- Narrated by: Hannah Choi
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Release Date: 17-09-24
- Language: English
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The Routes of English Complete Series 1-4
- Written by: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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In this collection, Melvyn Bragg surveys how English has evolved over 1,000 years. He starts by looking at the disappearance of old dialects like that of Cumbria, and how English has been enriched by foreign languages, from Latin and Old French to dozens more as conquest, trade and immigration played their part in recent centuries. He also examines new coinages, puns and wordplay; how accents and social class are entwined; swear words; attempts to stop the evolution of language in its tracks and, lastly, the many varieties of English that are spoken around the world today.
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The Routes of English Complete Series 1-4
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Release Date: 14-04-22
- Language: English
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Latim em pó [Powdered Latin]
- Um passeio pela formação do nosso português [A Tour of the Formation of Our Portuguese]
- Written by: Caetano W. Galindo
- Narrated by: Caetano W. Galindo
- Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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O idioma que usamos todos os dias é aqui explicado por Caetano W. Galindo, um dos maiores tradutores do país, com maestria e desenvoltura.
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Latim em pó [Powdered Latin]
- Um passeio pela formação do nosso português [A Tour of the Formation of Our Portuguese]
- Narrated by: Caetano W. Galindo
- Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
- Release Date: 07-06-24
- Language: portuguese
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Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue
- The Untold History of English
- Written by: John McWhorter
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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A survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, focusing on our strange and wonderful grammar. Why do we say "I am reading a catalog" instead of "I read a catalog"? Why do we say "do" at all? Is the way we speak a reflection of our cultural values? Delving into these provocative topics and more, Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue distills hundreds of years of fascinating lore into one lively history.
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Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue
- The Untold History of English
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
- Release Date: 03-11-09
- Language: English
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The History of English: The Biography of a Language
- Written by: Christopher R. Fee
- Narrated by: Christopher R. Fee
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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The history of a language is the history of the people who speak it, those who read and write it, and those who come into contact with it. Now, this series invites you to explore your heritage from an unconventional angle: through the origin and development of the English language. Leading your expedition is Christopher R. Fee, an award-winning professor and medievalist whose expertise spans Old English, Old Norse, and historical linguistics. With flair and gusto, he draws from this well of knowledge to help you trace the evolution of English across a fascinating range of cultures.
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The History of English: The Biography of a Language
- Narrated by: Christopher R. Fee
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Release Date: 24-04-19
- Language: English
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Babel No More
- The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners
- Written by: Michael Erard
- Narrated by: Robert Blumenfeld
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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We all learn at least one language as children. But what does it take to learn six languages...or seventy? In Babel No More, Michael Erard, "a monolingual with benefits," sets out on a quest to meet language superlearners and make sense of their mental powers. On the way he uncovers the secrets of historical figures like Italian cardinal Giuseppe Mezzofanti, who was said to speak seventy-two languages; Emil Krebs, a pugnacious German diplomat, who spoke sixty-eight languages; and Lomb Kat, a Hungarian who taught herself Russian by reading Russian romance novels.
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Babel No More
- The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners
- Narrated by: Robert Blumenfeld
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Release Date: 03-06-13
- Language: English
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Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
- Written by: Thomas De Quincey
- Narrated by: Roy Macready
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
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Confessions of an English Opium-Eater by Thomas De Quincey (1785-1859) was first published anonymously in 1821 in the London Magazine and was published in book form a year later. A revised edition was published in 1846. It is an account by the author of his addiction to laudanum and the effects it had on his life. This recording presents an abridged version of the 1856 edition.
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Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
- Narrated by: Roy Macready
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Release Date: 16-03-17
- Language: English
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The Heroes
- Written by: Charles Kingsley
- Narrated by: Flo Gibson
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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This wonderful introduction to Greek mythology includes the tales of Perseus, Theseus, the Argonauts, and Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece. This particular edition also includes Kingsley's description of the "Twelve Labors of Heracles".
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The Heroes
- Narrated by: Flo Gibson
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
- Release Date: 06-02-19
- Language: English
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Unlimited Opinions - Philosophy, Theology, Linguistics, & More
- Written by: Mark & Adam Bishop
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Welcome to Unlimited Opinions! Have you ever wanted to listen to a lawyer and his son discuss philosophy, mythology, theology, politics and more? No? Well, Mark and Adam Bishop are here to discuss it all the same! From philosophy to mythology to politics, they discuss it all with rants and tangents galore! Now in Season 14, they're discussing Russell Kirk's The Conservative Mind, breaking down his history of English and American conservative thought from Edmund Burke to T.S. Eliot! There will also be more than the average amount of references to linguistics, 80s movies, and J.R.R. Tolkien. If ...
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Advancing the Ball
- Race, Reformation, and the Quest for Equal Coaching Opportunity in the NFL
- Written by: N. Jeremi Duru, Tony Dungy - foreword
- Narrated by: Barrie Buckner
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Two days before Super Bowl XLI in 2007, the game's two opposing head coaches posed with the trophy one of them would hoist after the contest. It was a fairly unremarkable event, except that both coaches were African American - a fact that was as much of a story as the game itself. As Jeremi Duru reveals in Advancing the Ball, this unique milestone resulted from the work of a determined group of people whose struggles to expand head coaching opportunities for African Americans ultimately changed the National Football League.
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Advancing the Ball
- Race, Reformation, and the Quest for Equal Coaching Opportunity in the NFL
- Narrated by: Barrie Buckner
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Release Date: 17-12-13
- Language: English
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