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In Search of the First Language
8.1/10 · 17 votesDec 27, 199455 min
Ranked #1 of 12 in Season 21•+0.4 vs season avg
NOVA explores the common threads that link the more than 5,000 languages of Earth, including a controversial theory that claims to reconstruct words from a time when only a handful of languages were spoken, recalling the biblical story of the Tower of Babel.
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Episode Summary
"In Search of the First Language" is episode 20 of NOVA season 21. It scored 8.1/10 from 17 votes, ranking #1 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.7). It aired on December 27, 1994.