| Description |
2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color, 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 151 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm). |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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Filmed lectures |
| Series |
The great courses. Literature & Language. Linguistics |
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Great courses (DVD)
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Great courses (DVD). Literature & language.
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| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
In English; Closed-captioned. |
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Title from container. |
| Performer |
Lecturer: Professor John McWhorter, Columbia University. |
| Summary |
"Embark on an insightful journey into the quirks, curiosities, and intricacies of how our language works"--Container. |
| Contents |
Disc 1: A for Aramic -- B for baby mama -- C for compounds -- D for double negatives -- E for etymology -- F for first words -- G for Greek alphabet -- H for Hobbits -- I for island -- J for Jamaican -- K for Ket -- L for like -- disc 2: M for Maltese -- N for native American English -- O for oldsters in cartoons -- P for plurals, Q for quiz -- R for R-lessness -- S for she -- T for tone -- U for understand -- V for vocabulary -- W for what's up, doc? -- X for !Xóõ, Y for Yiddish -- Z for Zed. |
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Linguistics -- Videodiscs.
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Language and languages -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Lectures.
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Educational films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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DVD-video discs.
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| Added Author |
McWhorter, John H., lecturer.
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Teaching Company.
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| ISBN |
9781629979786 |
| Music No. |
20010 The Great Courses |
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