Episodes
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A short introduction to this album.
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Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.
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Episodes manquant?
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What happens when you apply Darwin to the development of language? Mark Pagel and Quentin Atkinson explore the parallels.
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Transcript -- What happens when you apply Darwin to the development of language? Mark Pagel and Quentin Atkinson explore the parallels.
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In the tree of Indo-European languages, some words are remarkably similar across several languages, whilst many other words are remarkably different.
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Transcript -- In the tree of Indo-European languages, some words are remarkably similar across several languages, whilst many other words are remarkably different.
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Why, when languages change, do they often do so in rapid bursts.
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Transcript -- Why, when languages change, do they often do so in rapid bursts.
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There are two theories about the way that Indo-European languages spread - which one is correct?
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Can Darwin's theories predict the future of language? Why are languages so resilient in the face of globalisation?
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Transcript -- Can Darwin's theories predict the future of language? Why are languages so resilient in the face of globalisation?
