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The Linguistics of Arrival
The film Arrival came out last week, with a linguist as its hero! The movie deals with xenolinguistics and how we could learn to communicate with aliens. The studio asked linguists from McGill University to consult on the movie, and … Continue reading
What would an alien language look like?
Disappointed by the alien languages you see in movies? I have good news! There is a new branch of linguistics—Xenolinguistics—dedicated to imagining what an alien language might actually look like! In this video, I want to explore the weirdness of … Continue reading
Edward Gibson: Human Language, Psycholinguistics, Syntax, Grammar & LLMs | Lex Fridman Podcast #426
Edward Gibson is a psycholinguistics professor at MIT and heads the MIT Language Lab. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Yahoo Finance: https://yahoofinance.com – Listening: https://listening.com/lex and use code LEX to get one month free – … Continue reading
Alien Linguistics — The Science of Arrival
Can language change the way you think? This is the question at the heart of Arrival—the story of a linguist meeting alien life for the first time. As a linguist, I love this movie! It raises a ton of fascinating … Continue reading
The Thingification of Words | Semantic Bleaching
What’s the yoke about? / discord / nakarispeardane https://ko-fi.com/nakari https://www.redbubble.com/people/naka… Etymologies from etymonline + Wiktionary. sorry for my pronunciations lol https://irishenglishisms.home.blog/20… https://qz.com/474671/move-over-shake… https://www.languagejones.com/blog-1/… https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story… “River Fire” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b…
The language with only [about] 120 words
Join me as I explore Toki Pona. And remember to try Opera browser FOR FREE here: https://opr.as/Opera-browser-RobWords . I have found it to be most “pona” 👍 toki a! I hope you enjoy my exploration of Toki Pona, the world’s … Continue reading
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