YouTube description: Huttese, Klingon, Dothraki—it’s all Greek to me. Just a bunch of sounds. Right? Not if you listen closely. Some of these constructed languages, or “conlangs,” pass as real... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 3 weeks ago • 551 views • 4:32Videos (90) | Sift Talk (0) | Blogs (0) | Comments (1000) |
Apparently it's from a Canadian show called Mr. D.
posted by moonsammy 6 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 1,387 views • 1:40More than 70 people try to say 70 tongue twisters from 70 countries. In this tongue twisters challenge, citizens from all around the world attempt funny tongue twisters in different languages. Most English... continue reading
posted by b4rringt0n 6 years 3 months 1 week ago • 28 views • 4:06YT - Lennon The Bunny Published on Jan 20, 2018 Ever wanted to speak bunny? Here's what different rabbit language and behaviour means! ABOUT US: Welcome to our channel! Lennon is a free roam,... continue reading
posted by Buck 6 years 5 months ago • 90 views • 4:19A game based on Rock Paper Scissors, using new elements.
posted by harriet 6 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 168 views • 4:32Whats up with Chinese language?
posted by makach 6 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 21 views • 3:34"... Watch this Simon's Cat Logic episode to find out how cats communicate using body language. Simon’s Cat Logic is a fun new series where we speak to a Cat Behaviour Expert at Cats Protection (http://www.cats.org.... continue reading
posted by ant 7 years 1 week ago • 228 views • 7:45Although she only talks about English, irregular verbs in Spanish (and probably other languages) are really quite similar - frequently used words tend to be more resistant to change than less frequently used ones. ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 2 weeks ago • 57 views • 3:59Man met this Macedonian hyperpolyglot and he speaks 35 languages. In this video they will speak 15 languages which they have in common and after that one will speak 6 more languages which the other does... continue reading
posted by Ashenkase 7 years 3 weeks ago • 228 views • 12:28"It’s all about active listening. This means to listen with your full attention by being in the moment, to listen with your eyes by reading the person’s body language, and most importantly, to listen... continue reading
posted by ant 7 years 1 month ago • 15 views • 12:31YouTube description: Why so many languages invented words for colors in the same order. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In 1969, two Berkeley researchers, Paul Kay and Brent Berlin,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 month 1 week ago • 634 views • 6:45Dialect coach Erik Singer analyzes some of the most famous "constructed languages" in movie and television history. Which real-life languages inspired "conlangs" like Klingon and Dothraki? Check out... continue reading
posted by Mekanikal 7 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 306 views • 20:33YouTube description: They're just tiny marks on the page, but a lot can depend on them. Produced for Mental Floss.
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 399 views • 1:42It's been a long time since I did a linguistics video, but today Alex has stepped in and done a brilliant job. Song translations usually suck: and it's because you either have to lose the meaning or the... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 3 months ago • 328 views • 4:25YouTube: Collective nouns are a great way to have fun with language and nature.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 864 views • 1:59YouTube description: Why say a whole sentence when just a word will do? You might never have noticed that these English words contain whole phrases within them. Produced for Mental Floss... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 428 views • 1:53YouTube: Our feelings are often waiting for the right words to help us to experience them properly
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 85 views • 4:41YouTube description: In the high-speed world of rally car racing, you’re only as good as your co-driver. As these racers speed around hairpin turns on unpaved, narrow roads, drivers must rely on the... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 540 views • 4:06YouTube: Here's a little video about a something that caught my interest recently: Anglish, a new "pure" Germanic variety of English with all of its non-Germanic vocabulary removed and replaced by Germanic... continue reading
posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 367 views • 5:33At Autodesk's Pier 9 workshop in San Francisco -- and no, this isn't an ad, pull down the description for more! -- there are giant robot arms using welders to 3D print with stainless steel. Which seemed... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 7 months 1 week ago • 782 views • 4:51