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The ancestor of language

Murray Gell-Mann · TED

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After speaking at TED2007 on elegance in physics, the amazing Murray Gell-Mann gives a quick overview of another passionate interest: finding the common ancestry of our modern languages.

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED2007
Speaker
Murray Gell-Mann
Year
2007
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Physics, History, Languages and linguistics
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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