Episode 270
The World's Largest Family
Almost half of all people speak an Indo-European language as their mother tongue. How did that happen?
August 1, 202421m 39s
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Show Notes
Working backwards from existing languages, linguists have had great success reconstructing Proto-Indo-European. Does that mean we can do the same for all language families?
Visit Lexicon Valley. A Booksmart Studios production. Episode 270: "The World's Largest Family." With John McWhorter. Produced and edited by Mike Vuolo. All rights reserved.
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