Language

United States, 1989

Film
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Episode of Series “Psychology: the study of human behavior”.
Language is the basis of all human interaction. The ability of human beings to use symbolic communication, particularly through speech and writing, to convey abstract thoughts is one of the most important of characteristics that distinguish us from the animals. This program explores biological, psychological and structuralist theories of language and linguistic development.

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Credits

director

Harry Ratner

co-producer

David Stone

Robert Potter

production company

Coastline Community College

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1989

Appears in

Psychology: the study of human behavior

Group of items

Psychology: the study of human behavior

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303194

Language

English

Subject categories

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Communication

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Language acquisition

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Language and languages

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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