Video and Multimedia
Video 1: Dreaming in Different Tongues: Languages and the Way We Think
Description: Panelists from this UC Berkley event discuss the connections between thought and language use.
Video 2: The Ancestor of Language
Description: In this TED Talk, Physicist Murray Gell-Mann discusses “the common ancestry of our modern languages.”
Audio 1: Linguist Considers ‘What Language Is’--And Isn’t
Description: This feature from NPR’s Talk of the Nation discusses what constitutes “real” language.
Audio 2: Keeping the Native Nipmuc Language Alive
Description: This NPR All Things Considered clip, the nearly extinct native language of Nipmuc is discussed.
Web 1: Esperanto.org Website
Description: This website provides more information on Esperanto, the international language.