DVD, VHS, and Streaming Videos
All of these videos are available to check out from Hamilton Library. Plan ahead: there may be high demand just before LBC due dates and so your selection may become limited. If you have trouble getting access to videos, please let your instructor know. Note: A VCR is available at Hamilton Library for you to use.
Please be sure to CHECK CALL NUMBERS CAREFULLY. There are some videos with similar names that have NOT been approved for the Linguistics Beyond the Classroom program. You can look up videos by title, call number, etc. on the library’s website. Note that the call numbers for DVDs will include the word “DVD”, not just the number.
For streaming video: Login with UH user ID required; QuickTime required to view.
| Title | Call number / Link |
|---|---|
| American Tongues (1987) | DVD 10802; [streaming] |
| Apes and Language (1981) | [streaming] |
| Âs nutayuneân = We still live here (2010) | DVD 10693 |
| Baby Talk (2009) | [streaming] |
| Birth and Death: The Life Cycle of Language (2007) [all segments, 48 mins] | [streaming] |
| Birth of a Language (2000) | VIDEOTAPE 17759 |
| Civilization to Colonization: Language Takes Written Form (2007) [all segments, 48 mins] | [streaming] |
| Constant Change: The Diversification and Spread of Language (2007) [all segments, 48 mins] | [streaming] |
| The First Signs of Washoe (1974) | [streaming] |
| Ha Kam Wi Tawk Pidgin Yet? (2009) | [website] |
| Human Development: The first 2 1/2 Years (1991) | VIDEOTAPE 7030 |
| The Human Language Series, pt. 1. Discovering the Human language: Colorless Green Ideas (1995) | DVD 10485 |
| The Human Language Series, pt. 2. Acquiring the Human Language: Playing the Language Game (1995) | DVD 10485 |
| The Human Language Series, pt. 3. The Human Language Evolves: With and Without Words (1995) | DVD 10485 |
| In Search of the First Language (1994) | VIDEOTAPE 11472 |
| Language | [streaming] |
| Let There Be Words: The Origin of the Human Language (2007) [all segments, 48 mins] | [streaming] |
| The Linguists (2008) | (available via library request/ILL) |
| Mother Tongues: Languages Around the World (2007) [all segments, 48 mins] | [streaming] |
| Nous près, nous loin = Creole connections (198-?) | VIDEOTAPE 2241 |
| Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai’i (2009) | DVD 7664; [streaming] |
| Yeah you rite!: A Videotape (1984) | VIDEOTAPE 9012 |
Podcasts
| Podcast | Episode & Link |
| Radiolab | “Words“: Segment 1, “Words that Change the World”; Segment 2, “A World Without Words”; & Segment 3, “New Words, New World” |
| Allusionist | Episode 44: “This is Your Brain on Language“ |
| Lingthusiasm | Episode 40: “Making Machines Learn Language – Interview with Janelle Shane“ |
Once you have viewed your chosen media resource, submit a Media Feedback Form.
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