Episode number 6 of Series “The Real thing”.
Part 6 of a series examining the latest research into the workings of the human brain. This film considers language and human use of it, noting how the meaning of a word can be changed by altering the pitch of the spoken word; how incorrect sentences can be corrected by the listener or the receiver of the information; how the use of grammar can change the information; how the use of grammar can change the meaning of words; and how many different concepts and associations can surround the use of one word, eg cat or girl. Suitable for upper secondary and tertiary levels.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
015999
Language
English
Subject categories
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Grammar
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Language and languages
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Speech
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Brain
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Speech
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Human information processing
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
U-Matic; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)