The Story of Human Language by John McWhorter

The Story of Human Language

Written byJohn McWhorter
Narrated byJohn McWhorter
Length18h15m
Release dateJuly 8, 2013
Languageenglish
★★★★☆ 4.7 (21 ratings)

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AuthorJohn McWhorter
NarratorJohn McWhorter
Runtime18h15m
PublishedJuly 8, 2013
Rating★★★★☆ 4.7 / 5 (21 ratings)
CategoriesHistory, Ancient, World, Politics & Social Sciences, Social Sciences
FormatAudiobook (Digital)
PlatformAudible

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Learn how a single tongue spoken 150,000 years ago evolved into the estimated 6,000 languages used around the world today....

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