Language Families of the World Season 1 Episode 33 What Do Genes Say about Language Families?

  • TV-PG
  • February 1, 2019
  • 29 min

The idiosyncrasies that show up in DNA allow us to trace back to common ancestors, much like language traits allow us to chart language-family relationships. Take a look at the concept of glottochronology and see what linguistic theories have been confirmed by genetics in places like Europe, India, and Polynesia.

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  • First Aired
    February 1, 2019
  • Content Rating
    TV-PG
  • Runtime
    29 min
  • Language
    English
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