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10:49
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11:32
Phonetics 1 - Consonants

Phonetics 1 - Consonants

Season 1 Episode 8
11:16
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Phonetics 2 - Vowels

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11:34
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Phonology

Season 1 Episode 10
11:49
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Psycholinguistics

Season 1 Episode 11
11:13
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Language Acquisition

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11:02
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World Languages

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Crash Course Linguistics

Syntax 2 - Trees

Season 1 Episode 4

There are many theories of syntax and different ways to represent grammatical structures, but one of the simplest is tree structure diagrams! In this episode of Crash Course Linguistics, we use tree structure diagrams to keep track of words and groups of words within sentences, and we’ll break down what roles different types of words and phrases play within a sentence.

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Syntax 1 - Morphosyntax
10:43
We start our discussion of syntax and how we morph words into questions and stories.
Morphology
10:28
We’re diving into the topic of morphology and what makes up these things we call words.
What is Linguistics?
11:19
Linguistics is the study of language, but what does that even mean?
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