Ideas, Learning & Language
Language & linguistics
Language & linguistics sits within Ideas, Learning & Language. Compare ways of explaining, questioning, and communicating ideas across different subjects and traditions. This selection contains 84 catalog videos from 67 distinct channels. The examples below offer specific entry points into the subject, with their own vocabulary and scope, rather than a prescribed sequence of lessons.
Recurring catalog topics include linguistics, accents, language, language learning, stand-up and writing systems. These tags describe overlapping directions within the collection; an individual video may connect several of them. Recorded formats include comedy, commentary, demo, documentary, explainer, interview, lecture, music, other, podcast, talk and tutorial. Use those differences to choose between approaches to the subject and to compare how different contributors frame related questions.
“Rapping, deconstructed: The best rhymers of all time”, listed under Vox, is cataloged as explainer. Vox breaks down how great rappers build rhymes, from Kurtis Blow's simple bars to Biggie's smooth flow and Kendrick Lamar's dense, fast delivery. It uses on-screen visualizations of rhyme structure.
“George Lakoff: Moral Politics”, listed under University of California Television (UCTV), is cataloged as lecture. Cognitive scientist George Lakoff lectures on how political debates are framed through language and metaphors tied to values, and on the moral worldviews behind progressive and conservative politics. It was given in…
84 videos
Lecture
Irving Finkel | The Ark Before Noah: A Great AdventureThe Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
Explainer
Shakespeare: Original pronunciation (The Open University)OpenLearn from The Open University
Tutorial
How to write cuneiform with Irving Finkel and @preservethings I Curator's Corner S4 Ep9The British Museum
Documentary
The odd accent of Tangier VA - American Tongues episode #3People Like Us - The CNAM Channel
