Born Talking: A Personal Inquiry into Language
Born Talking: A Personal Inquiry into Language is a 1990 BBC television documentary series written and presented by Jonathan Miller that attempts to shed light on the complexities of language.
Episodes
The series consists of four episodes 47 minutes each:
- Doing What Comes Naturally: Childhood Language Acquisition
- Broken English: The Effects of Brain Damage on Language
- Lending a Hand: Sign Languages and the Deaf
- In a Manner of Speaking: The Phenomenon of Conversation
External links
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| Asia |
- Bengali
- Chinese
- Philippine
- Indonesia: Indonesian, Kata Kolok (Benkala, Balinese)
- India: Alipur, Bengali Indo-Pakistani, Naga
- Israel: Al-Sayyid Bedouin, Ghardaia, Israeli, Kafr Qasem, Yiddish
- Japan: Amami Oshima, Japanese
- Korean
- Malaysia: Malaysian, Penang, Selangor
- Mongolian
- Nepal: Ghandruk, Jhankot, Jumla, Nepalese
- Persian
- Saudi Arabia: Saudi
- Singapore
- Sri Lankan
- Taiwanese
- Thailand: Ban Khor, Thai
- Vietnamese
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| Europe | |
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| North America |
- Plains Sign Talk
- Canada: American, Blackfoot, Cree, Ojibwa, Maritime, Quebec, Inuit, Plateau
- Mexico: Chatino, Mayan, Mexican
- United States: American (Black American), Blackfeet, Cree, Cheyenne, Ojibwa, Keresan, Martha's Vineyard, Navajo, Navajo Family, Plateau, Sandy River Valley, Henniker
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Hungarian |
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| Dutch | |
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| Italian | |
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| Mexican | |
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- Bangalore-Madras Sign Language
- Beluchistan Sign Language
- Bombay Sign Language
- Calcutta Sign Language
- Delhi Sign Language
- Nepali
- North West Frontier Province Sign Language
- Punjab-Sindh Sign Language
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- Haiphong
- Hanoi
- Ho Chi Minh City
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| Kentish |
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| Other |
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| Linguistics | |
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| Writing | |
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Language
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| Media |
- Films (list)
- Television programmes (list)
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^a Sign-language names reflect the region of origin. Natural sign languages are not related to the spoken language used in the same region. For example, French Sign Language originated in France, but is not related to French.
^b Denotes the number (if known) of languages within the family. No further information is given on these languages. |