YouTube description: Check out Otherwords, a new show about language & linguistics! https://youtu.be/d2UccTPnl4w It might surprise you but cephalopods have a pretty good fossil record, with one major... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 9 months 1 week ago • 384 views • 8:22

YT: The International Phonetic Alphabet: one sound for each symbol, and one symbol for each sound. Except for the sounds we can't make. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet

posted by Fantomas 4 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 883 views • 6:31

Using foundational computer science theories, Colin Morris focuses on understanding trends in popular music. Borrowing from the areas of bioinformatics and compression algorithms, he shows that the lyrics... continue reading

posted by notarobot 5 years 1 month 1 week ago • 140 views • 14:23

YouTube 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) 6 years 11 months 1 week ago • 634 views • 6:45

It'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 weeks ago • 328 views • 4:25

Pillaging Vikings, huge runestones, protective amulets... Discover the linguistics behind the Norse Runes

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 450 views • 6:59

How 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 7 years 10 months 1 week ago • 247 views • 2:48

YouTube description: Machine translation's a useful tool, don't get me wrong. But if you actually try to use it for regular conversation, it'll fall down really quickly. Why? What makes it so difficult? ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 2 weeks ago • 559 views • 5:05

A 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.

posted by iaui 8 years 8 months ago • 586 views • 8:33

Some languages have longer words than others -- but that's not just a simple choice. There's a lot of different ways to mix up morphemes, even if they all mean the same thing in the end.

posted by blacklotus90 8 years 10 months 1 week ago • 599 views • 4:37

Vimeo: A visual remix of the famous 2003 Harvard Dialect Survey, which maps out the various dialects of American speech. Read the full article on the film here: theatlantic.com/video/archive/2013/11/soda-vs-pop-vs-coke-... continue reading

posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 1 decade 4 months 3 weeks ago • 555 views • 4:04