# In Search of the First Language

Discusses the research that has been done on tracing the roots and families of languages, specifically the Indo-European and the Sino-Tibetan. Shows how certain words, through their sound and grammar can be considered part of a common family, and the evolution or death of a language through time. Portrays efforts to keep the almost extinct language of Salish (northwest Native American) alive; and explores Basque, a unique language.

- Kind: TV
- Year: 1994
- By: Melanie Wallace, British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service., WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/InSearchoftheFirstLanguage)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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