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Crash Course Linguistics

Crash Course Linguistics

Crash Course Linguistics

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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Syntax 2 - Trees
10:53
We break down what roles different types of words and phrases play within a sentence.
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?
Crash Course Linguistics Preview
2:49
Linguistics is everywhere and is super useful for pretty much everyone.
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