Language A to Z. Episode 7, G for Greek Alphabet
2023
Computer Files, Websites
It's easy to miss just how deeply peculiar an alphabet is. It provides a transcription of language based not on pictures but written representations of sounds. Here, Professor McWhorter takes you back to ancient Greece on an investigation of how the alphabet was invented and (slowly) settled into our consciousness.
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Author:
Great Courses, The, film directorMcWhorter, John, actorThe Great Courses (Firm), distributorKanopy (Firm), distributor
Imprint:
The Great Courses, 2020.[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2023.
Collation:
1 online resource (streaming video file) (16 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Notes:
Title from title frames.FilmIn Process Record.Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2020.In English
Performers:
John McWhorter
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language:
English
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BRN:
448884
Electronic access:
Access eFilm - A Kanopy streaming videohttps://www.kanopy.com/node/12413196/external-image - Cover Image