Language & Culture

Synopsis: Four researchers describe intriguing insights regarding the intersection of language and culture covering a diverse range of topics from the global generation and proliferation of sign languages to different types of Chinese and their cultural implications to language as a concrete expression of identity and more. 
Runtime: 19 mins. | Production year: 2016
Featured researchers:

  • David Bellos, Professor in French literature, Princeton University
  • Michael Berry, Professor of Asian studies, UCLA
  • Pankay Mishra, independent scholar and author
  • Carol Padden, Professor of Communication, UC San Diego