Inuktitut syllabics are brilliant. A writing system that's not an alphabet, but something really clever: an abugida, one designed from scratch for a language very unlike anything European. /YT
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I counted a bunch, but I'm sure I missed plenty. ... I'm Daniel Shiffman, In this YouTube channel I publish "creative coding" video tutorials every week. I also answer questions during live streams! ... continue reading
posted by notarobot 7 years 9 months ago • 28 views • 1:38Is what is said ... what is implied? YouTube: Last week we talked about language and meaning. Today, Hank explores some of the things that complicate meaning and how we get around that. We’ll explain... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 596 views • 9:11Is she or isn't she interested?
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 630 views • 2:59YouTube description: On La Gomera, a small island in Spain’s Canary Islands, the last speakers of a language without words reside. "El Silbo," a whistled communication used in rural and isolated areas,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 11 months ago • 197 views • 3:53YouTube description: “How similar are French and Italian?” That's the question I attempt to answer in this video, as I compare and contrast the 2 languages. (replaced embed with updated version,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 11 months 1 week ago • 128 views • 9:51YouTube description: Octopus, platypus, walrus…there’s something about that –us ending that makes us hesitate when we want to make a plural. Here's what you need to know before you pluralize.... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 270 views • 2:25How come some words only have a grumpy, negative version? Here are a few that used to have happier counterparts, but we stopped using them.
posted by blacklotus90 8 years 1 week ago • 247 views • 2:48YouTube description: This video is a mini-documentary about the Finnish Language. First I investigate the history of the Finnish language before dissecting some of its important features. Special... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 month ago • 264 views • 9:57YouTube description: How did Q and U get to be partners? It's a tiny window back to the origins of our writing system. Produced for Mental Floss.
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 month 1 week ago • 404 views • 2:49YouTube description: It varies from town to town, or even within families. Part of the problem with the word pecan has to do with the way it came into the English language. Produced for Mental Floss,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 2 months 1 week ago • 656 views • 3:17Via YouTube: There are various ways to pronounce "O-U-G-H" in the English language. This was hilariously demonstrated on the "I Love Lucy" television program by Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz) and his wife,... continue reading
posted by Gratefulmom 8 years 3 months 1 week ago • 842 views • 3:05YouTube description: Welcome to the world of contronyms, where words mean something--as well as its opposite. Produced for Mental Floss. (via digg)... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 728 views • 3:10YouTube description: Why does English have so many words that have twins? Here's how we got to have two vocabularies, one based in Germanic roots, and one based in Latin. Produced for Mental Floss. ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 622 views • 2:20YouTube description: We know it as those scary Gothic-Viking-Teutonic dots, but they are so much more. Here is story of the umlaut. Produced for Mental Floss. (via digg)... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 609 views • 4:02Nerdwriter broke down the words Donald Trump uses when he answers questions.
posted by truth-is-the-nemesis 8 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 793 views • 6:54YouTube: You know that feeling, when you know a word but it’s just out of reach, stuck on the tip of your tongue? Well, why does it happen? And what can you do about it?
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 7 months 4 weeks ago • 137 views • 4:05A discussion of the linguistic features of AAVE, it's similarity to features of other languages, and the arbitrary nature of saying one language is better/worse than another.
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