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Title:

Discovering the human language [videorecording] : colorless green ideas / produced, written, and directed by Gene Searchinger ; South Carolina ETV ; Equinox Films.

Format:

[videorecording] :

Publisher:

Ways of KnowingInc.,

Copyright Date:

c1995

Description:

1 videocassette (55 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.

Subject:

Chomsky, Noam.--Syntactic structures.
Language and languages.
Linguistics.
Abstraction.
Communication.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.
Psycholinguistics.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Authors:

Searchinger, Gene.
Chomsky, Noam.
Newmeyer, Frederick J.
Gleitman, Lila R.
Miller, George A. (George Armitage), 1920-
Thomas, Lewis, 1913-
South Carolina Educational Television Network.
Equinox Films, Inc.

Notes:

Originally broadcast on PBS. "48041" Interviewees: Noam Chomsky, Frederick Newmeyer, Lila Gleitman, George A. Miller, Lewis Thomas ... [et al.].

Summary:

Explores power and limitations of language and the achievements of the expression of abstract concepts and the ability to say entirely new things and have them understood. Discusses words, sentences and universal grammar.

Series:

Human language series pt. 1

OCLC:

(OCoLC)31803265
(OCoLC)42506965

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

N2AX314 -- Divine Word College - Matthew Jacoby Library (Epworth)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)