Language A to Z. Episode 16, P for Plurals, Q for Quiz.
Material type: FilmPublisher number: 13413213 | KanopyPublisher: The Great Courses, 2020Publisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2023Description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (16 minutes): digital, .flv file, soundContent type:- two-dimensional moving image
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- online resource
Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record.
John McWhorter
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2020.
Plurals pop up in some languages, while other languages don't care how many things there are. How did we start marking plurals, and how is it possible for languages to work without them? Discover the intriguing answers, and then learn about the possible origins of the odd word "quiz."
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
In English