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Crash Course Linguistics
World Languages
Season 1
Episode 14
We learn about these factors - the difficulty of distinguishing between languages and dialects, various political factors, and the fact that not all languages have the same degree of resources and records - that make it difficult to determine what exactly counts as a language.
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11:55
We learn about orthographies, the different components that make up a writing system.
11:32
We learn about the process of programming computers to process human language.
12:23
We learn about how and why languages change.
11:02
We learn about language acquisition and how the process differs for babies and adults.
11:13
We learn about psycholinguistics - the field of study of language and the brain.
11:34
We learn about 6 vowel letters and the numerous sounds we make when using them.
11:16
We begin our discussion of phonetics, the study of speech sounds.
11:32
Learn about the linguistic differences between languages based on various factors.
10:07
We cover Grice’s Maxims and the different types of conversational styles.
10:53
We break down what roles different types of words and phrases play within a sentence.