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TikTok users are altering their speech to evade algorithmic filters–but will this harm language in the long run?
Otherwords is a PBS web series on Storied that digs deep into this quintessential human trait of language and finds the fascinating, thought-provoking, and funny stories behind the words and sounds we take for granted. Incorporating the fields of biology, history, cultural studies, literature, and more, linguistics has something for everyone and offers a unique perspective on what it means to be human.
Host: Erica Brozovsky, Ph.D.
Creator/Director: Andrew Matthews & Katie Graham
Writer: Taylor Behnke
Producer: Katie Graham
Editor/Animation: Andrew Matthews
Executive Producer: Amanda Fox
Fact Checker: Yvonne McGreevy
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Assistant Director of Programming for PBS: John Campbell
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9 of the biggest major language family explained
The Indo-European language family – the most well-researched and the first family to be proven. Surely everything is already discovered about it, and there are no controversies or unknowns… right? Well, I’m here to challenge your views (and my own, to be honest) that everything is set in stone regarding the Indo-European language family. Going through the latest research in the field, I personally changed many of my own beliefs on the matter. So even if you think you know everything there is to know about the Indo-Europeans, I’d still ask you to check this video out. You too may discover something new.
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Links to papers if you want to explore more:
Language trees with sampled ancestors support a hybrid model for the origin of Indo-European languages: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/s…
Dairying enabled Early Bronze Age Yamnaya steppe expansions: https://www.nature.com/articles/s4158…
Emergence and intensification of dairying in the Caucasus and Eurasian steppes: https://www.nature.com/articles/s4155…
Emergence and intensification of dairying in the Caucasus and Eurasian steppes
The first horse herders and the impact of early Bronze Age steppe expansions into Asia: https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1…
Massive migration from the steppe was a source for Indo-European languages in Europe: https://www.nature.com/articles/natur…
The formation of human populations in South and Central Asia: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/s…
Rapid radiation of the inner Indo-European languages: an advanced approach to Indo-European lexicostatistics: https://www.degruyter.com/document/do…
The genetic history of the Southern Arc: A bridge between West Asia and Europe: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/s…
The origins and spread of domestic horses from the Western Eurasian steppes: https://www.nature.com/articles/s4158…
Inferring language dispersal patterns with velocity field estimation: https://www.nature.com/articles/s4146…
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