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What is Linguistics?

What is Linguistics?

Season 1 Episode 1
11:19
Morphology

Morphology

Season 1 Episode 2
10:28
Syntax 1 - Morphosyntax

Syntax 1 - Morphosyntax

Season 1 Episode 3
10:43
Syntax 2 - Trees

Syntax 2 - Trees

Season 1 Episode 4
10:53
Semantics

Semantics

Season 1 Episode 5
10:49
Pragmatics

Pragmatics

Season 1 Episode 6
10:07
Sociolinguistics

Sociolinguistics

Season 1 Episode 7
11:32
Phonetics 1 - Consonants

Phonetics 1 - Consonants

Season 1 Episode 8
11:16
Phonetics 2 - Vowels

Phonetics 2 - Vowels

Season 1 Episode 9
11:34
Phonology

Phonology

Season 1 Episode 10
11:49
Psycholinguistics

Psycholinguistics

Season 1 Episode 11
11:13
Language Acquisition

Language Acquisition

Season 1 Episode 12
11:02
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Crash Course Linguistics

Crash Course Linguistics Preview

Welcome to Crash Course Linguistics! Linguistics is everywhere and is super useful for pretty much everyone. Over 16 episodes, Taylor Behnke will teach you all about language, from its structure, to the relationship between language and our identity, the brain, and computers, to writing, language acquisition, and the diversity of human languages!
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Writing Systems
11:55
Season 1 Episode 16
Writing Systems
We learn about orthographies, the different components that make up a writing system.
Computational Linguistics
11:32
Season 1 Episode 15
Computational Linguistics
We learn about the process of programming computers to process human language.
World Languages
11:31
Season 1 Episode 14
World Languages
We explore factors to learn about world languages and linguistic diversity.
Language Change and Historical Linguistics
12:23
Season 1 Episode 13
Language Change and Historical Linguistics
We learn about how and why languages change.
Language Acquisition
11:02
Season 1 Episode 12
Language Acquisition
We learn about language acquisition and how the process differs for babies and adults.
Psycholinguistics
11:13
Season 1 Episode 11
Psycholinguistics
We learn about psycholinguistics - the field of study of language and the brain.
Phonology
11:49
Season 1 Episode 10
Phonology
We learn phonology and the different phonological systems we see in languages.
Phonetics 2 - Vowels
11:34
Season 1 Episode 9
Phonetics 2 - Vowels
We learn about 6 vowel letters and the numerous sounds we make when using them.
Phonetics 1 - Consonants
11:16
Season 1 Episode 8
Phonetics 1 - Consonants
We begin our discussion of phonetics, the study of speech sounds.
Sociolinguistics
11:32
Season 1 Episode 7
Sociolinguistics
Learn about the linguistic differences between languages based on various factors.
Pragmatics
10:07
Season 1 Episode 6
Pragmatics
We cover Grice’s Maxims and the different types of conversational styles.
Semantics
10:49
Season 1 Episode 5
Semantics
We learn about semantics and how words' meanings change over time.
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