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Origins of Language
Some scientists say that language is the very
thing that makes us human. But when did we first
start talking and how did language evolve over
the millenniums into the diverse form of communica-
tion it is today? In this hour: tracing the origins
of language.
Guests:
Donald Ringe
Associate Professor of Linguistics
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Allan Bomhard
Independent Scholar of Linguistics
Boston, MA
Johanna Nichols
Professor of Slavic Linguistics
University of California
Berkeley, CA
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