GEN102 - What is Linguistics (not)?

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  • Опубликовано: 30 июл 2014
  • On 1 August 2014, the VLC started two more MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) with almost a thousand participants from all over the world. Some of them might be totally unaware of what linguistics could be. Here is a brief answer: A video about what linguistics is, and, what it is not.

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  • @adiacesuprice5955
    @adiacesuprice5955 2 года назад +11

    Sometimes people misunderstand what linguistics really is. Most of them always think that when you're studying linguistics, it's like you will be able to speak many many languages. However, it's completely false. Me I am a freshman in linguistics but before I started studying it, I've never put in my mind that I was going to learn many languages. I bought some time for knowing well the discipline. Congratulations my brother because you've just added up something in my theory. Your explanation is clear. Keep up the good way.

  • @PattyR12
    @PattyR12 5 лет назад

    Loving this so much, thank you, it is so helpful. These are short bites to help me get a grasp, whilst studying for my MA in Linguistics. I will try and watch all your clips, thank you so much.
    No silly explanations. No pictures of cats or dogs.. no distracting music, people acting silly and pulling strange faces. No boring long, winded, unintelligible, not comprehensible, strange dialects.
    Just good informative, understandable, easy to follow breakdowns of critical points.

  • @khatiachikhladzewoxell4873
    @khatiachikhladzewoxell4873 7 лет назад +13

    "Enjoy the fascination of language study and linguistics". Thank you so much for the interesting video and for sharing your fascination with us, who are also fascinated by linguistics!

  • @toraricketts59
    @toraricketts59 2 года назад +5

    I love the way he outright says the misconceptions about language and how it isn't just how many languages you know and are fluent in and that language is really more of an art form and the critiques of language vary so vastly. The aspects are so vast and cannot be narrowed down to such finite detail. I hated that when I would tell those around me that I had the desire to be a translator and the biggest thing I would hear would be those stating that it would be so difficult to become one because of how many languages there are out there and I just could not break through to some people that sound structure and meaning and the way the language is portrayed are very important as well and it isn't always just a sound. Having an open mind to work with and an artistic outlook is so important here

  • @kulsumnasir9711
    @kulsumnasir9711 Год назад +6

    Such an informative and interesting video. It's going to be helpful for everyone, for non-linguists to understand the correct meaning of Linguistics, and for many of us in defining our subject properly for others 🙂

  • @gregorymcarthur5914
    @gregorymcarthur5914 8 лет назад +60

    Linguistics is indeed a captivating enrichment of my life. May I note that your introduction on this topic was both immaculate and overwhelming! Indubitably, you put much effort on providing a terrific overview on this fascinating field of work. Thank you for sharing this video!

    • @oer-vlc
      @oer-vlc  8 лет назад +5

      Dear Colleage, thank you very much for your motivating comment. Since we won't stop producing videos on linguistics, language studies and web technology, we always appreciate support and help. And of course anyone can contribute to our channel to make it even larger. Thanks a lot.

    • @patoyassir
      @patoyassir 8 лет назад

      Vielen Dank fuer das Video! Alle Informationen waren sehr interessant fuer mich.
      Ich moechte Linguistics in der Uni studieren, aber ich weiss nicht genau welche Uni ist die beste in dieser Spezialisierung.
      Ist Ihre Universitaet die beste? Oder gibt es bessere Unis?
      Ich hoffe dass Sie meine Fragen beantworten werden!

    • @oer-vlc
      @oer-vlc  7 лет назад +6

      Our university is a good one for linguistics, but it is certainly the only one that integrates YoiTube videos into teaching and learning.

    • @patoyassir
      @patoyassir 7 лет назад

      The Virtual Linguistics Campus Okay! I will surely apply! Then after, I will decide which university I will join. Thank you for answering!

    • @ven.assajithissakurupita5295
      @ven.assajithissakurupita5295 7 лет назад

      The Virtual Linguistics Campus

  • @jamalkonif7665
    @jamalkonif7665 7 лет назад +6

    I have never seen someone making things much clearer as you do . Big thanks to you :)

  • @ddazuulada
    @ddazuulada 4 года назад +3

    Beautifully done. Thank you.

  • @Sarah-xx4fv
    @Sarah-xx4fv 4 года назад +7

    im studying linguistics in my first year in college and this was very helpful ! thank you so much

  • @archileneyale52
    @archileneyale52 3 месяца назад

    Well done sir 👍,you are the best teacher in linguistics that i have never seen before. Thank you. Many congrat to you🙏

  • @esrasshi1895
    @esrasshi1895 9 месяцев назад +3

    I do really love the way how simply and calmly you explain in each video on this channel! Thank you very much dear professor! :)

  • @r.srinivasavaradan4607
    @r.srinivasavaradan4607 Год назад +2

    Excellent explanation. Fascinating and interesting.

  • @thew.h.y1201
    @thew.h.y1201 4 года назад +1

    Big thanks from moroccan student i really appreciate your efforts . thank u so much . hope to see more ✌

  • @blink8235
    @blink8235 4 года назад +3

    I study computing science in college and I am about to take an elective course in Linguistics so discovering computational linguistics now has me really considering taking that path in college

  • @alicialagos3130
    @alicialagos3130 6 лет назад

    You are amazing!!! I wanna watch this video over and over again!!!!

  • @monserratsantanaperez5937
    @monserratsantanaperez5937 4 года назад +1

    is first time that i understand a topic very clearly, thanks! amazing job

  • @inmyeraseratv
    @inmyeraseratv 4 года назад +3

    What a thrilling explanation!

  • @AcoNasir
    @AcoNasir 4 года назад +1

    I've been watching some videos here since 2016 to now ... I really like this subject and the way you teach😍 great thanks for your sharing

  • @belenfernandez3656
    @belenfernandez3656 Год назад

    Thanks for preparing this video. It really helped me to have a clear idea. Short and sweet!🙂

  • @rerebong9984
    @rerebong9984 3 года назад +8

    thanks my prof didnt actually explain anything and just gave us this video's link, it helps a lot, thank you so much

  • @AaronHChu
    @AaronHChu 9 лет назад +3

    I have enjoyed a lot this video presentation on linguistics. Thank you.

  • @sarabelcoeur
    @sarabelcoeur 5 лет назад +2

    thank you very simple and straight to the point

  • @MohamedAli-rd7rn
    @MohamedAli-rd7rn 3 месяца назад

    I really appreciate your time and you:)
    I am learning a lot from you.
    What about Discourse analysis and Stylistics?

  • @sugathnandasiri524
    @sugathnandasiri524 4 года назад

    Dear sir , got the real meaning . Thank you very much

  • @johnworthing
    @johnworthing 2 года назад +1

    these videos are incredibly useful! Thx a lot

  • @montezlyon
    @montezlyon 7 лет назад

    Excellent. I 'd like to have a final list of what linguistics is not and what linguistics actually is. At the end of the video. Thanks.

  • @foziamazzinni904
    @foziamazzinni904 3 года назад +1

    Amazing...... Will you please making a Vedio about historical linguistic.....

  • @infinity5692
    @infinity5692 3 года назад +7

    Sir your style, approach and techniques in teaching is excellent. 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

  • @stephanwilliams8082
    @stephanwilliams8082 8 лет назад +1

    No, thank you very much. I was looking for a book to get started. I shall get the David Crystal one and hope it will lead me to others.

  • @essennagerry
    @essennagerry 9 лет назад +5

    Thank you very much for your work to create this video and introduce us to Linguistics! I indeed had a little bit of a wrong idea. :) It is very interesting and I do share your fascination of the field!
    I do have one question and I would very much appreciate an answer... I'm in high school and I have a very important project that I have to write trough out the last two ears of school. I want my subject to be "How many languages can a human learn?" And the idea in my head is to explain what happens in a humans brain when learning new languages, what is "the psychology" of it and try to give a relative answer to the question. However, I find it very hard to find literature on the matter... Can you recommend me any books, articles, movies or videos that might help me? Thank you very much!
    If I have to give up this exact subject, I sure will do something with linguistics! And if I hopefully don't have to, I sure will engage myself more with linguistics - it is fascinating to me! :)

    • @karimgougue551
      @karimgougue551 6 лет назад +1

      essennagerry 3 years ago hope you are good .. im really intersting to know about ur project did you do it ! And how was it !

  • @dmsketching9434
    @dmsketching9434 3 года назад

    Much appreciate this...very helpful..thanks for sharing

  • @khadijaelkhalfi462
    @khadijaelkhalfi462 2 года назад +3

    You worked hard but you got our hearts. You are just amazing. By the way I study linguistics, but I dont attend I only like your explanations! thank you so much for your efforts.

    • @oer-vlc
      @oer-vlc  2 года назад

      Join us on oer-vlc.de to get free access to languages and linguistic courses. (no fees)!

  • @jmbob3933
    @jmbob3933 10 лет назад

    Excellent video Professor. Video Scribe is a great tool and your video is very educational. I just wanted to ask you what you think about the monoglot here in Britain. This video clears a lot up of what I mean. VoR Debate: Is Britain a nation of monoglots?

  • @katyobchaka838
    @katyobchaka838 11 месяцев назад

    You're amazing sir!!! You helped me with Phonetics and Phonology 1& 2, Linguistics 1&2, Phonology and Diction plus Grammar!!! You deserve the world, thank you really🥰

    • @oer-vlc
      @oer-vlc  10 месяцев назад

      Create your (free) account on oer-vlc.de and become a member of the Virtual Linguistics Campus where you have free access to all courses, to the largest language data collection and huge multimedial glossaries. See you there! Your problems will be solved there.

  • @yourchoiceclip
    @yourchoiceclip 8 месяцев назад +1

    very nice sir very easy method of teaching .

  • @sanimuhammad6308
    @sanimuhammad6308 6 дней назад

    I commend you for the wonderful job. Thanks

  • @ak56nilaguda4
    @ak56nilaguda4 4 года назад +1

    Very nice explanation Sir...

  • @hidgik
    @hidgik 6 лет назад +4

    You 7 and odd minutes of introduction will take years to understand. But that is just an indication of the insight yo managed to pack into 7 minutes. Thank you!

  • @fitridecoresa3841
    @fitridecoresa3841 3 года назад

    Very good explanation. Thank you

  • @trinandamahdiyahlestari9547
    @trinandamahdiyahlestari9547 4 года назад +2

    Thankyou so much for the explanation. It really helps me well. Im from Indonesia and now i’m studying ELT in the undergraduate program

    • @AcoNasir
      @AcoNasir 4 года назад

      I am indonesi juga 😊

  • @blessingtichagaramhondiwa9966
    @blessingtichagaramhondiwa9966 Год назад +1

    You are brilliant in teaching thanks

  • @abderrafimansari4643
    @abderrafimansari4643 Год назад +2

    Good After noon Professor, thanks for your well explanation. I'm a retired professor of Arabic language in Morocco.
    I'm now a student in Morocco in Departement of English Studies in the first year.
    Welcome to Morocco if possible...

    • @oer-vlc
      @oer-vlc  Год назад +1

      If people invite me, I'd love to come.

  • @abbash.7647
    @abbash.7647 10 лет назад

    thanx and with all love and appreciation for you about anything provided us of lectures......... please, can you give us or simple explain about bio linguistics.........

  • @suzzettebailey1940
    @suzzettebailey1940 2 года назад +1

    Sure appreciate this information...cool

  • @mrigendrasingh.8489
    @mrigendrasingh.8489 3 года назад +1

    Great job Sir 🙏💕

  • @chesswarriorsandregon
    @chesswarriorsandregon 4 года назад

    Very nice lesson Sir. Carry on

  • @ifination
    @ifination 7 лет назад +8

    Regarding "Psycho-linguistics":
    Great to find this channel! I have an interest in, and some education in, linguistics.
    I also have a B.A. in psychology from 1971 (and later a Masters in computer science). Speaking of what linguistics is *not*, I learned that the one thing that psychology is *not* is the study of the mind, but rather the study of behavior, which can be observed and measured.
    By the way, I thought your exposition was very accurate, but might still be a bit baffling to a neophyte. A few quick examples might have helped.

  • @pallavikulkarni3034
    @pallavikulkarni3034 5 лет назад +3

    Thank you. So crystal clear..

    • @anlyrical6886
      @anlyrical6886 5 лет назад

      If you understand than Can you teach me in simple way.

  • @manjunathbgk
    @manjunathbgk 9 лет назад

    Superb... thanks a lot sir

  • @SahabatKuliner720
    @SahabatKuliner720 3 года назад

    Thank you, Sir.

  • @KetbuketBu
    @KetbuketBu 10 лет назад

    This is great, thanks.

  • @LandgraabIV
    @LandgraabIV 10 лет назад

    Wonderful video! :)

  • @franklinjulian1558
    @franklinjulian1558 3 года назад

    Thank you very much!

  • @ciptasanjayatjen2502
    @ciptasanjayatjen2502 8 лет назад +8

    Prof, I would like appreciate explanation of corpus linguistics.

  • @dhoomdhadaka153
    @dhoomdhadaka153 3 года назад

    Very helpful lecture,thank u so much

  • @versaviiagura9888
    @versaviiagura9888 4 года назад

    Thanks! I love it.

  • @aillmohmmad6903
    @aillmohmmad6903 3 года назад

    Thanks very much my prof

  • @nohanina9479
    @nohanina9479 6 месяцев назад

    What are the tools that were established by linguistics and are used in literary studies?

  • @morrocancuisine4420
    @morrocancuisine4420 4 года назад +1

    Thank you so much

  • @ismailkhan8429
    @ismailkhan8429 2 года назад

    Thank you very much 🥰

  • @rosminazuchri636
    @rosminazuchri636 3 года назад

    My name is Rosmina Zuchri from Indonesia. Thanks Prof. DR.JURGEN HANDKE
    I am English student in Master program. This semester join or follow subjecs 1. Psycholingustics. 2. Advanced Linguistics. Thanks your youtube channel very support my study.
    this semester

  • @dharmdantani130
    @dharmdantani130 5 лет назад

    Thank you very so much

  • @michelleguillen3050
    @michelleguillen3050 Год назад +1

    Vielen lieben Dank. Excelente video. Saludos desde Venezuela

  • @amirahamdy9433
    @amirahamdy9433 2 года назад +1

    thank you

  • @enasmahmoud6793
    @enasmahmoud6793 3 года назад

    Thanks so much Sir ..you helped me a lot ❤️❤️🌹

  • @isabelldickerson3738
    @isabelldickerson3738 7 лет назад +2

    Thank u 🙏

  • @troncosrodeio4825
    @troncosrodeio4825 5 лет назад

    You're awesome !

  • @brushuponyourenglish.9371
    @brushuponyourenglish.9371 3 года назад

    Awesome teaching 👻

  • @rookiia1701
    @rookiia1701 5 лет назад

    Thank you sir ..

  • @mariasundas2544
    @mariasundas2544 11 месяцев назад

    Thank you

  • @pamyawonsharon6336
    @pamyawonsharon6336 5 лет назад

    Thank you.

  • @OrkarIsberEstar
    @OrkarIsberEstar 9 лет назад +11

    though i think that a linguist gains a lot from speaking many languages as it makes comparison much easier if you have a "feel" for it and not just the knowledge. In my case learning about linguistics helped me a lot to learn more languages. Before i learned linguistics i spoke 2 languages fluent, now its 4 and i have much less problems learning more languages than i had before

    • @khatiachikhladzewoxell4873
      @khatiachikhladzewoxell4873 7 лет назад +3

      I agree... Linguistics makes it easier to learn more languages, and the knowledge of several languages helps you learn more about linguistics.

  • @v.s.anandhreddy9410
    @v.s.anandhreddy9410 11 месяцев назад +1

    ❤ super explanation. Long live sir.

    • @oer-vlc
      @oer-vlc  10 месяцев назад

      Create your (free) account on oer-vlc.de and become a member of the Virtual Linguistics Campus where you have free access to all courses, to the largest language data collection and huge multimedial glossaries. See you there!

  • @burhanuddinali2526
    @burhanuddinali2526 3 месяца назад

    thank so much

  • @imadelarfaoui8559
    @imadelarfaoui8559 7 лет назад

    I have a question I hope you could help me.
    Why do the structuralists admit one level of linguistic analysis "surface structure"?

  • @hhhbnhhh490
    @hhhbnhhh490 4 года назад

    Thanks for you a lot

  • @sejalkulkarni5760
    @sejalkulkarni5760 3 года назад

    this was very helpful. thankyou sir :)

  • @kashizaibi7081
    @kashizaibi7081 4 года назад

    Sir please make a vadio on transformational generative grammar.

  • @ashokkumarg6277
    @ashokkumarg6277 4 года назад +1

    Thanks dear from Karnataka state India.

  • @kennywong4255
    @kennywong4255 5 лет назад

    Very co lesson.

  • @christopheclugston
    @christopheclugston 10 лет назад +2

    Correction: no Field Linguist is monolingual (to dispel that linguists are monolingual or can function as a monolingual)

  • @maramabdullah7910
    @maramabdullah7910 Год назад +1

    very useful explanation professor. please post lectures about John Lyons book "language and linguistics" . thanks for your efforts 🌹

    • @oer-vlc
      @oer-vlc  Год назад +1

      This one might help: ruclips.net/video/Goq_qIKojTU/видео.html

  • @mukeshverma952
    @mukeshverma952 6 лет назад

    Very well sir😊

  • @rosminazuchri9090
    @rosminazuchri9090 3 года назад

    Thanks

  • @fzd5953
    @fzd5953 8 лет назад

    Mrc bcq pour cette explication super

  • @user-le9kl7bp7z
    @user-le9kl7bp7z 4 года назад

    It was useful thank you 🙏🏻

  • @reemalabeeky7595
    @reemalabeeky7595 5 лет назад

    Thanks for the great explanation. I neet to do a scientific study about mistakes in pronunciation some people do when they attempt to speak a certain foreign language. My question is: is this study considered part
    of linguistics?

    • @oer-vlc
      @oer-vlc  5 лет назад

      Oh yes. See our videos on "Remedial Actions ...": ruclips.net/p/PLRIMXVU7SGRIrvAPjLb20neSRT2eRE-ni

    • @reemalabeeky7595
      @reemalabeeky7595 5 лет назад

      Thanks a lot . One more question: Do you think that the subject I am planning to work on is a part of applied linguistics or theoretical linguistics?

    • @oer-vlc
      @oer-vlc  5 лет назад

      Difficult to say. It cuts cross several disciplines.

  • @sha3o0ol1
    @sha3o0ol1 10 лет назад +2

    What about cognitive linguistics and applied linguistics ?
    I hope you talk about applied linguistics in seprate video
    Thank Sir ..

    • @PattyR12
      @PattyR12 5 лет назад +1

      applied linguistics is putting the knowledge of linguistics hows, and whats in practical day to day usage, rather than just theoretical.

  • @ikanova5.
    @ikanova5. 2 года назад

    Tank u wlh lizom:)

  • @joymo7mad863
    @joymo7mad863 4 года назад +1

    You r very good 😊

  • @misbahkhan3838
    @misbahkhan3838 3 года назад

    Very nice sir

  • @rawalsherbohar4067
    @rawalsherbohar4067 6 лет назад

    what is the role of linguistics in police department ?

  • @syedfarooq7865
    @syedfarooq7865 5 лет назад

    Thank U

  • @ulisesmondragon3449
    @ulisesmondragon3449 6 лет назад +1

    many thanks i got it

  • @specidy5378
    @specidy5378 11 месяцев назад +1

    I misunderstood certainly what Linguistics means. I wanted to do MA in Linguistics after completing my MA in english. I thought I'd be able to switch as my course is offering Aspects of Language. I am still confused if I can in switch to Linguistics future...bcz that particular subject 'Aspect of Language' is of 1/4th credits of my final year and covering topics like what is Language, History of Eng Language, English Phonetics and Phonology- I & II, English Morphology, English Syntax, Language in use- I & II, The spread of Language, and Stylistics

    • @specidy5378
      @specidy5378 11 месяцев назад

      Plz help me figure out if I can.

    • @oer-vlc
      @oer-vlc  10 месяцев назад +1

      Create your (free) account on oer-vlc.de and become a member of the Virtual Linguistics Campus where you have free access to all courses, to the largest language data collection and huge multimedial glossaries. See you there! All your topics are handled there.

  • @christopherokada62
    @christopherokada62 8 лет назад +1

    what is the study if writing system

    • @poy-em
      @poy-em 5 лет назад

      Graphology

  • @malakalhendi1109
    @malakalhendi1109 8 лет назад

    thanx...

  • @MianMuhammadShakeel
    @MianMuhammadShakeel 7 лет назад +1

    dear sir, my age is 42-I am commerce graduate as well as, I have diploma in linguistics. Plus A2 German certificate. My question is may I get admission in Master of linguistics in German universities. Sir, as well as if yes, please send me some universities detail in this regard. Thanks a lot

  • @alejandrasuares1930
    @alejandrasuares1930 2 года назад

    very goood

  • @TerriblesHorse
    @TerriblesHorse 9 лет назад

    David Crystal's such a boss