| Description |
1 online resource (24 video files (approximately 373 min.)) : sound, color. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Contents |
Episode 1 A for Aramaic Episode 2 B for Baby Mama Episode 3 C for Compounds Episode 4 D for Double Negatives Episode 5 E for Etymology Episode 6 F for First Words Episode 7 G for Greek Alphabet Episode 8 H for Hobbits Episode 9 I for Island Episode 10 J for Jamaican Episode 11 K for Ket Episode 12 L for Like Episode 13 M for Maltese Episode 14 N for Native American English Episode 15 O for Oldsters in Cartoons Episode 16 P for Plurals, Q for Quiz Episode 17 R for R-lessness Episode 18 S for She Episode 19 T for Tone Episode 20 U for Understand Episode 21 V for Vocabulary Episode 22 W for What's Up, Doc? Episode 23 X for !Xóõ, Y for Yiddish Episode 24 Z for Zed. |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by The Great Courses. |
| Cast |
John McWhorter. |
| Summary |
These 24 episodes by Professor John McWhorter, one of the best-known popularizers of language, use the English alphabet as a unique way to let you hopscotch through some of the field's major topics, hot-button issues, curious factoids, and more. Filled with humor, whimsy, and no shortage of insights, this series is a fast-paced tour of the same territory linguists tread each and every day. |
| Audience |
Rated TVPG. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Added Author |
hoopla digital.
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| Music No. |
MWT14601710 |
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