Linguistics

Steven Pinker: Linguistics as a Window to Understanding the Brain

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Updated: 20 Aug 2013

Steven Pinker - Psychologist, Cognitive Scientist, and Linguist at Harvard University How did humans acquire language? In this lecture, best-selling author S...

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Noam Chomsky on Linguistics

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Duration: 125:24
Updated: 15 Aug 2013

Chomsky gives a talk on the poverty of the stimulus.

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Linguistic Fundamentals - Language and Linguistics

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Duration: 14:09
Updated: 19 Aug 2013

This E-Lecture is the first of the series "Introduction to Linguistics". It discusses the central terms "language" and "linguistics", provides an overview of...

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Noam Chomsky (July 25, 2013) "The Origins of Modern Science and Linguistics"

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Duration: 81:40
Updated: 13 Aug 2013

Latest NEW Lecture by Prof. Noam Chomsky on the origins of modern science and linguistics. Date - July 25, 2013.

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An Overview of Applied Linguistics

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Duration: 18:04
Updated: 18 Aug 2013

An Overview of Applied Linguistics Professor Philip Shaw, Stockholm University, Department of English.

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Patricia Kuhl: The linguistic genius of babies

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Duration: 13:28
Updated: 16 Aug 2013

http://www.ted.com At TEDxRainier, Patricia Kuhl shares astonishing findings about how babies learn one language over another -- by listening to the humans a...

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2013 Whatmough Lecture in Linguistics part 2, main lecture

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Duration: 53:13
Updated: 01 Aug 2013

Professor Bruce Hayes of UCLA discusses "Saltation in Phonology", the 2013 Whatmough Lecture in Linguistics at Harvard University, April 1st 2013

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Majors @ Yale: Why Major in Linguistics?

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Duration: 1:53
Updated: 09 Aug 2013

What is linguistics? Why study linguistics? Linguistics majors of the class of 2013 answer these questions and more. To learn more about the linguistics majo...

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v2 - What Is Linguistics?

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Duration: 10:27
Updated: 03 Jul 2013

1. My t-shirt is from the Centro Cultural Tijuana (CECUT): http://www.cecut.gob.mx/ 2a. On my use of #scientific | #humanistic | #philosophical: I've recently decided that calling linguistics the "_scientific_ study of language" does a huge disservice to the field and enforces a particular way of thinking about inquiry that I no longer support. Linguistics is the _objective_ study of langauge, but that allows many approaches besides the scientific one. 2b. On my use of #form | #meaning | #use: My entire approach to linguistic inquiry circles around this FORM-MEANING-USE trifecta: the form of linguistic elements, the meaning behind linguistic elements, and the use of those elements in context. I don't think we can separate the three -- in fact, I think it's theoretically pernicious to do so -- and I think that any theory that requires the ignorance of one or more of these aspects is doomed to remain in the dark about the true nature of language. For more on linguistic competence and an alternative way of doing linguistic methodology (one that doesn't focus on #use, really): Steven Pinker: Linguistics as a Window to Understanding the Brain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-B_ONJIEcE 3. Brain woodcut in the "Systematic" graphic is by Juan Valverde de Amusco. 4. On competence vs Performance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_competence 5. On langue and parole: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langue_and_parole 6. Why can't we just ask people what they know about their language? (see comment below) 7. Deduce! Images from Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Elementary, Dear Data". Probably copyright Paramount. 8. For more descriptive vs. prescriptive hijinks: Tom Scott: There's Nothing Wrong with Saying "10 Items or Less": Descriptivism vs. Prescriptivism http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qT8ZYewYEY Language Log: Everything Is Correct vs Nothing Is Relevant, by Geoffrey K. Pullum. http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/001843.html Matthew Rogers: Stephen Fry Kinetic Typography -- Language https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7E-aoXLZGY 9. More on double negatives and non-standard grammar: Double negatives, also called Negative Concord in linguistics, are everywhere. If you're an English speaker, negative concord is very likely the default that you acquire with English and only later learn to avoid as a prescriptive rule. Here's a nice map from Yale of who uses Negative Concord: http://microsyntax.sites.yale.edu/negative-concord 10. "Because I'm a Linguist" from _Life After PhD_ at: http://lifeafterphdcomics.blogspot.com/ "Literally pissed myself" from _The Oatmeal_ at: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/literally 11. "Period Speech" from _xkcd_ at: http://xkcd.com/771/ 12. On the use of * in linguistics: Most of the time, linguists use * to indicate that the following thing is ungrammatical, or not well-formed, as in: *lfez — which violates the rules of English phonology — or *Donut Jon the ate. — which violates the rules of English syntax. 13. Sociolinguistic Competence (Communicative Competence): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communicative_competence 14. Biscuits & Groovy (http://www.iwantbiscuits.com/) is amazing. 15. Language Teaching "Pizza": http://beingmultilingual.blogspot.com/2011/09/teaching-languages-vs-teaching-learners.html 16. ASHA logo is presumably copyright: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, www.asha.org 17. For more on Forensic Linguistics: The International Association of Forensic Linguists, www.iafl.org? Forensic text analysis image from: The case for forensic linguistics. by Elizabeth Mitchell. 2008. BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7600769.stm 18. Analysis of the sexist ketchup ad from: http://chomskywhatalad.blogspot.com/2012/07/gender-and-advertising.html 19. Linguist Llama is amazing. http://lingllama.tumblr.com/ 20. "My Fair Lady" images are presumably copyright Warner Bros. 21. Zork screenshot from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zork ZOMG! You can play Zork online! For free! http://thcnet.net/zork/ 22. Go a-linguisting! Here's how you do it: a. Go somewhere where people are talking. b. Listen to what people are saying around you... write it down as perfectly as you can. (Don't record it, though... that's an invasion of privacy. Hear that, NSA? RECORDING PEOPLE WITHOUT PERMISSION IS AN INVASION.) c. Go home and look at your transcript. Highlight the things that look interesting to you. Are they performance errors or dialectal variation? d. Repeat as necessary — linguistics is awesome!

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Intro to Historical Linguistics: Cognates, Borrowed Words & Chance Resemblance (lesson 2 of 4)

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Duration: 3:56
Updated: 17 Aug 2013

Learn the basics of language history and how languages change over time. This second lesson shows how basic word lists (like Swadesh lists) can be used to fi...

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Ep.1: What Is Linguistics?

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Duration: 3:01
Updated: 31 Jul 2013

An overview of the scientific study of language. ***COMMENT CHALLENGE: What area of linguistics are you most interested in learning more about?*** --- Image ...

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Linguistics - Linguistics (Official Video)

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Duration: 3:28
Updated: 14 Aug 2013

www.facebook.com/IamLinguistics www.twitter.com/IamLinguistics Twitter.com/CharlieProducer ---DOWNLOAD THE FREE SPEECH EP FREE HERE: http://www.sendspace.com...

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A Quick Lesson on Southern Linguistics

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Duration: 1:55
Updated: 19 Aug 2013

A quick lesson on southern linguistics. The original source of the audio clip comes from this tumblr user's mother: http://ask-changeling-lyra.tumblr.com/pos...

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What is linguistics? How do linguists study language?

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Duration: 2:42
Updated: 02 Aug 2013

This brief introduction to linguistics asks simple questions about language and languages, then follows the various branches of linguistics that have arisen ...

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A Bit of Fry and Laurie...Tricky Linguistics

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Duration: 3:58
Updated: 15 Aug 2013

hello we're talking about language today...

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Linguistics in a Colonial World: A Story of Language, Meaning, and Power

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Duration: 13:54
Updated: 01 Jun 2013

Professor Errington is interested in the linguistic dimensions of social life, ranging from the social implications of patterns of verbal communication, to f...

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J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginary languages - by Edward Vajda, WWU Linguistics Program director

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Duration: 50:41
Updated: 24 Nov 2012

J.R.R. Tolkien, wildly popular for his authorship of the fantasy trilogy "The Lord of the Rings," was by profession an unprepossessing Medievalist and historical linguist. In this lecture, delivered at Western Washington University Nov. 14, 2012, Edward Vajda, a professor in the Modern and Classical Languages Department at Western, discusses "Tolkien's Imaginary Languages." Tolkien's extensive knowledge of world languages both ancient and modern lent itself to his creation of the artificial languages that add so much realistic depth to his fictional writing. Vajda's presentation will describe the languages Tolkien created for his Middle Earth by revealing their connection with the actual spoken languages he studied during his academic career. Watch this lecture to explore the ingenious sound symbolism and etymological connotations employed by this master storyteller—and learn a great many things about the real languages of Eurasia along the way. Sponsored by the WWU Linguistics Club.

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What is linguistics? Department of Language and Linguistic Science

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Duration: 3:27
Updated: 23 Jul 2013

Watch staff and students talking about what linguistics is. Find out more at http://www.york.ac.uk/language/

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How to become a professor in LINGUISTICS

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Duration: 19:55
Updated: 28 Jul 2013

Come on over to http://www.howtobecomeaprofessor.com/interviews/how-to-become-a-professor-in-linguistics/ where the main discussion happens after this episod...

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Linguistics

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Duration: 2:48
Updated: 12 Aug 2013

Are you curious about our most crucially human attribute, language? Is a subject that combines the arts and sciences appealing? If you've found yourself aski...

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General Linguistics Introduction

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Duration: 72:38
Updated: 21 Nov 2013

General Linguistics: Introduction -The scope of linguistics -The nature of language -Historical background: Schools of linguistics Main reference: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Linguistics-Oxford-Introduction-Language-Study/dp/0194372065/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie;=UTF8&qid;=1385018913&sr;=1-3&keywords;=linguistics+widdowson Additional references: http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Study-Linguistics-Understanding-Literature/dp/1403901066/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid;=1385018675&sr;=8-13&keywords;=linguistics http://www.amazon.co.uk/Linguistics-An-Introduction-Andrew-Radford/dp/0521614783/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid;=1385018675&sr;=8-4&keywords;=linguistics

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50 years of Linguistics at MIT, Lecture 1

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Duration: 100:03
Updated: 07 Aug 2013

Lexicon-syntax interactions: Beth Levin (1983 Computer Science), Idan Landau (1999), Ray Jackendoff (1969) Landau's handout can be downloaded at: http://web....

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9. Linguistics and Literature

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Duration: 49:54
Updated: 14 Sep 2012

Introduction to Theory of Literature (ENGL 300) In this lecture on the work of Roman Jakobson, Professor Paul Fry continues his discussion of synchrony and d...

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