What happens when you apply Darwin to the development of language? Mark Pagel and Quentin Atkinson explore the parallels.
9 November 2009, 2:17 am
Transcript -- A Darwinian approach to language
Transcript -- What happens when you apply Darwin to the development of language? Mark Pagel and Quentin Atkinson explore the parallels.
9 November 2009, 2:17 am
9 minutes 54 seconds
Conservation and diversification
In the tree of Indo-European languages, some words are remarkably similar across several languages, whilst many other words are remarkably different.
9 November 2009, 2:16 am
Transcript -- Conservation and diversification
Transcript -- In the tree of Indo-European languages, some words are remarkably similar across several languages, whilst many other words are remarkably different.
9 November 2009, 2:16 am
3 minutes 6 seconds
Revolution or evolution?
Why, when languages change, do they often do so in rapid bursts.
9 November 2009, 2:15 am
Transcript -- Revolution or evolution?
Transcript -- Why, when languages change, do they often do so in rapid bursts.
9 November 2009, 2:15 am
2 minutes 37 seconds
Warriors or farmers - who spread Indo-European languages?
There are two theories about the way that Indo-European languages spread - which one is correct?
9 November 2009, 2:14 am
Transcript -- Warriors or farmers - who spread Indo-European languages?
Transcript -- There are two theories about the way that Indo-European languages spread - which one is correct?
9 November 2009, 2:14 am
2 minutes 59 seconds
Towards a global language?
Can Darwin's theories predict the future of language? Why are languages so resilient in the face of globalisation?