Here's the answer: Its all in the up-down aspect. The natural high intonation/pitch of "i" compared to the other natural vowel phonemes is the key. It corresponds to how we see the world. Nobody ever imagines down and up. Everything feels like up and down. We imagine a ball going up, then coming back down - not going down and coming back up. We imagine starting up chat and then coming back down and ending the topic - not ending a conversation and then starting back up. We imagine things adding up before being reduced - not things being less than 0 and then coming back up to the realm of natural numbers. Btw, being a multilingual academic I can tell you, the phenomenon is not restricted to indogermanic languages such as English. In so many aspects, our brains have been wired to observe reality in this way. Because of the differing natural pitch of vowel phonemes, its only logical that our speech patterns reflect this way of seeing the world.
I don’t agree with you, I speak Azeri( Turkic group of languages) and Russian( Slavic), in general the words get repeated rather than i & o/a alternate. Xırt-xırt/ хрум-хрум, da-danq/ ба-бах etc.
REMINDS ME OOF" THE ELECTRIC COMPANY" from the late 70s..by the way almost all the teachers that was on that show are MAJOR stars now ie..Morgan freeman ...Rita Moreno... Hattie Winston... Bill CO.....SORRY NEVERMIND that one... but you get what I'm saying...lol 😅
The preference for "tick tock" over "tock tick" and similar patterns in other word combinations like "ping pong" has to do with a linguistic phenomenon known as ablaut reduplication. This is a rule in English phonology where vowel sounds follow a specific order. The general pattern in ablaut reduplication is that the first word has a vowel sound closer to the front of the mouth, and the second word has a vowel sound closer to the back. Here’s why this happens: Phonetic Harmony: Our brains tend to prefer certain phonetic patterns over others because they sound more natural or harmonious. In the case of "tick tock," the vowel sounds follow the pattern from front to back: "i" is a front vowel, and "o" is a back vowel. This creates a pleasing auditory effect. Ease of Pronunciation: The shift from a high front vowel (like "i" in "tick") to a mid or low back vowel (like "o" in "tock") is generally easier to pronounce smoothly. It flows more naturally in spoken language. Cultural and Linguistic Convention: Over time, certain patterns become standardized and are reinforced through repeated use. Once a particular reduplicative pattern like "tick tock" becomes established, it becomes the norm and is less likely to change. In summary, the preference for "tick tock" over "tock tick" and similar patterns in word pairs is influenced by natural phonetic preferences and the ease of pronunciation, which have become entrenched in the linguistic conventions of English. P.S. Thanks to ChatGPT
Perfect!...There is also the concept related to On and Off --- normally I and O ... and computer language 1 and 0... I believe that we have in our unconscious colective mind all those systems integrated as well.
this is a compound noun (admittedly, English spelling allows them to be separate orthographically) and therefore doenst apply to the phenomenon at all. Food coming before fight is because food describes more specifically, what kind of fight it is. A fight food would describe a type of food more precisely. In compound nouns, the order carries meaning. Btw, in French this order is opposite: cheese omelette = omelette au fromage
Which I think further reinforces the idea it’s a natural human tendency as it seems to be cross-cultural, or maybe better said it’s acultural and without geography.
Bum Bum. But I suppose he was talking about a class of words or phrases that are disyllabic, repetitive, but have a different vowel. What are these words called? Most of them are onomatopoeia.
Maybe sentence structure is inborn, a sort of race memory we get at birth. Saying nyah-nyah-nyah-nahnah-NAH! is something kids do all over the world without being taught.
What about raising your voice tone at the end of a sentence for questions? You wouldn't want to make everything sound like a question. Hop hip? (High tone question end) Hip hop. (Sounds like a statement)
Salient point Krukwich, but a lit of it us copied from the original one...whichever that could be (like turning every scandal into Watergate...). But also, it's a bit America-centric. If the European-Romance languages, they don't say i' s much...teek tock, (nit unlike their silence in h' s Herbal--except England, or Cynthia.): brie, they mostly same them as eeeees. sit = seet down. just sayin'.
This is something I have absolutely never thought about before...and now I won't be able to get it out of my head
Whoever produced this animation, promote them to Admiral
Here's the answer:
Its all in the up-down aspect. The natural high intonation/pitch of "i" compared to the other natural vowel phonemes is the key. It corresponds to how we see the world. Nobody ever imagines down and up. Everything feels like up and down. We imagine a ball going up, then coming back down - not going down and coming back up. We imagine starting up chat and then coming back down and ending the topic - not ending a conversation and then starting back up. We imagine things adding up before being reduced - not things being less than 0 and then coming back up to the realm of natural numbers.
Btw, being a multilingual academic I can tell you, the phenomenon is not restricted to indogermanic languages such as English.
In so many aspects, our brains have been wired to observe reality in this way. Because of the differing natural pitch of vowel phonemes, its only logical that our speech patterns reflect this way of seeing the world.
So it's all because of gravity
I don’t agree with you, I speak Azeri( Turkic group of languages) and Russian( Slavic), in general the words get repeated rather than i & o/a alternate. Xırt-xırt/ хрум-хрум, da-danq/ ба-бах etc.
Boda bing!
You mean "badda bing badda boom"?
no, Bada boom, Bada Bing
@@gemmeldrakes2758 Well now this is a really interesting point.
Bada and Bing aren’t the same as “clip clop” or “hip hop”
Love the artwork/animation. The lazy argument doesn’t quite make sense though, because you still need to say the second word that’s more “difficult”.
I'm glad it wasn't just me.
I love this ...animation explaination...more please..😅
School House Rock is animated and teaches Grammer
Lovely story…Nice ending 💤
Brilliant piece!
I can't wait to use this clip pic in my ELA class! ❤
Very interesting!!!
Or, what if it's because "I" is like "I am", "Me"... or, could it have something to do with the vibrational effects of these various sounds??? hmmm
REMINDS ME OOF" THE ELECTRIC COMPANY"
from the late 70s..by the way almost all the teachers that was on that show are MAJOR stars now ie..Morgan freeman ...Rita Moreno... Hattie Winston... Bill CO.....SORRY NEVERMIND that one... but you get what I'm saying...lol
😅
I didn't know Cliff Huxtable.
Yes!! lol. Love it!
I love this animation. Its not perfect. Its true 2D. 😅
Love this!!! This was great!!!
Fascinating!
Would've been so cool if the footsteps slowed and became the ticking of a clock at the end
The preference for "tick tock" over "tock tick" and similar patterns in other word combinations like "ping pong" has to do with a linguistic phenomenon known as ablaut reduplication. This is a rule in English phonology where vowel sounds follow a specific order. The general pattern in ablaut reduplication is that the first word has a vowel sound closer to the front of the mouth, and the second word has a vowel sound closer to the back.
Here’s why this happens:
Phonetic Harmony: Our brains tend to prefer certain phonetic patterns over others because they sound more natural or harmonious. In the case of "tick tock," the vowel sounds follow the pattern from front to back: "i" is a front vowel, and "o" is a back vowel. This creates a pleasing auditory effect.
Ease of Pronunciation: The shift from a high front vowel (like "i" in "tick") to a mid or low back vowel (like "o" in "tock") is generally easier to pronounce smoothly. It flows more naturally in spoken language.
Cultural and Linguistic Convention: Over time, certain patterns become standardized and are reinforced through repeated use. Once a particular reduplicative pattern like "tick tock" becomes established, it becomes the norm and is less likely to change.
In summary, the preference for "tick tock" over "tock tick" and similar patterns in word pairs is influenced by natural phonetic preferences and the ease of pronunciation, which have become entrenched in the linguistic conventions of English.
P.S. Thanks to ChatGPT
Plus the words with I the first words make sense
does it or have you just never thought of it the other way
Awesome👏 Something similar about idioms or slang, please🤞👌
Perfect!...There is also the concept related to On and Off --- normally I and O ... and computer language 1 and 0... I believe that we have in our unconscious colective mind all those systems integrated as well.
So great.
Love this...sharing it with family and friends...
This was such an interesting piece... Loved the creativity!
Interesting!
I was hoping this would explain the trend of why so many people write using lower case “i” instead of capitalizing it now.
I can sound like an E. I think that's why.
😄
Food Fight
Food fight isn't an example of a short I in the first word as he's talking about in this segment. Fight is long.
this is a compound noun (admittedly, English spelling allows them to be separate orthographically) and therefore doenst apply to the phenomenon at all. Food coming before fight is because food describes more specifically, what kind of fight it is. A fight food would describe a type of food more precisely. In compound nouns, the order carries meaning.
Btw, in French this order is opposite: cheese omelette = omelette au fromage
very well done segment,keep thinking about it
Reasoning is for the birds 😊 4:03
Ping Pong is the Chinese word for table tennis. That's why we call it Ping Pong.
Which I think further reinforces the idea it’s a natural human tendency as it seems to be cross-cultural, or maybe better said it’s acultural and without geography.
I'm curiouse now! Why are babies first sounds ah, eh, uh?
Because when babies cry, their first sound is AH!
Bada Bing???
Nice!
Awesome video
Trick or treat? Treat then no trick?
Well, that makes absolutely no sense because you end up saying the more complex sound anyway.
Double dip
You just ruined life for me. Now I am going to reverse this every time and mess with people.
It’s definitely a temptation. I feel like if someone switches them, it makes them sound either poetic or downright Seussical.
Funny 👍🏼😁
Bum Bum. But I suppose he was talking about a class of words or phrases that are disyllabic, repetitive, but have a different vowel. What are these words called? Most of them are onomatopoeia.
Isn’t this basically about ablaut reduplication?
Maybe sentence structure is inborn, a sort of race memory we get at birth. Saying nyah-nyah-nyah-nahnah-NAH! is something kids do all over the world without being taught.
Easy is lazy****
wow. someone didn't have enough to do...
What about raising your voice tone at the end of a sentence for questions?
You wouldn't want to make everything sound like a question.
Hop hip? (High tone question end)
Hip hop. (Sounds like a statement)
what about boo-bies?
В русском языке почему-то нет такой проблемы с открытием рта: хлоп-хлоп, шмяк-шмяк, гав-гав, ба-бах, хрум-хрум и т.д.
Whoever is producing these vids for CBS is stealing the topics from existing youtube vids.
This isn't the first one I've noticed.
Lasy is iiiissy 👍
Who is here from Instagram
Salient point Krukwich, but a lit of it us copied from the original one...whichever that could be (like turning every scandal into Watergate...).
But also, it's a bit America-centric. If the European-Romance languages, they don't say i' s much...teek tock, (nit unlike their silence in h' s Herbal--except England, or Cynthia.):
brie, they mostly same them as eeeees. sit = seet down.
just sayin'.
For sounds like tick tock ok fine, but ping pong and hip hop are names of things so you're not making much sense in them
but why are the names like that
Jesus, Robert, give it a rest.
That’s 4 minutes of my life I’ll never get back… stupid journalism.
That is 2 seconds of my life reading your waste of a sentence I will never get back. Hipster.
This is garbage...😂
why
Another person doing what they do very best criticize and create absolutely nothing
Biden Trump
Yeah youtube.com/@NateMilton and Robert Krulwich! Great pair up and animation explainer!