How languages evolve - Alex Gendler - By TED-Ed
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Over the course of human history, thousands of languages have developed from what was once a much smaller number. How did we end up with so many? And how do we keep track of them all? Alex Gendler explains how linguists group languages into language families, demonstrating how these linguistic trees give us crucial insights into the past.
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How languages evolve - Alex Gendler is a free educational video by TED-Ed.It helps students in grades HS practice the following standards L.9-10.4,L.9-10.4.C,L.9-10.4.D.
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1. L.9-10.4 : Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9-10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
2. L.9-10.4.C : Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning, its part of speech, its etymology, or its standard usage.
3. L.9-10.4.D : Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).
