The Story of Human Language Season 1 Episode 3 How Language Changes: Sound Change

  • March 20, 2025
  • 30 min

The first of five lectures on language change examines how sounds evolve, exemplified by the Great Vowel Shift in English and the complex tone system in Chinese.

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  • First Aired
    March 20, 2025
  • Runtime
    30 min
  • Language
    English
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