Season 1

Crash Course Linguistics

Writing Systems

Ep16 | 11m 55s

We learn about orthographies, the different components that make up a writing system.

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Computational Linguistics

Ep15 | 11m 32s

We learn about the process of programming computers to process human language.

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World Languages

Ep14 | 11m 31s

We explore factors to learn about world languages and linguistic diversity.

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Language Change and Historical Linguistics

Ep13 | 12m 23s

We learn about how and why languages change.

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Language Acquisition

Ep12 | 11m 2s

We learn about language acquisition and how the process differs for babies and adults.

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Psycholinguistics

Ep11 | 11m 13s

We learn about psycholinguistics - the field of study of language and the brain.

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Phonology

Ep10 | 11m 49s

We learn phonology and the different phonological systems we see in languages.

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Phonetics 2 - Vowels

Ep9 | 11m 34s

We learn about 6 vowel letters and the numerous sounds we make when using them.

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Phonetics 1 - Consonants

Ep8 | 11m 16s

We begin our discussion of phonetics, the study of speech sounds.

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Sociolinguistics

Ep7 | 11m 32s

Learn about the linguistic differences between languages based on various factors.

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Semantics

Ep5 | 10m 49s

We learn about semantics and how words' meanings change over time.

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Pragmatics

Ep6 | 10m 7s

We cover Grice’s Maxims and the different types of conversational styles.

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Syntax 2 - Trees

Ep4 | 10m 53s

We break down what roles different types of words and phrases play within a sentence.

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Syntax 1 - Morphosyntax

Ep3 | 10m 43s

We start our discussion of syntax and how we morph words into questions and stories.

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Morphology

Ep2 | 10m 28s

We’re diving into the topic of morphology and what makes up these things we call words.

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What is Linguistics?

Ep1 | 11m 19s

Linguistics is the study of language, but what does that even mean?