The Ling Space

The Twitter account for The Ling Space, a YouTube channel about linguistics and language. Because language is awesome.

[The Ling Space @TheLingSpace]

What's in our minds when we throw an if/then sentence out there? In this week's episode, we talk about the #semantics of conditionals: what it looks like logically, why it's more complex than that, and how conditionals change what worlds we think of: https://t.co/G0UtjNvl4K

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@aickem42 @brookworm__ We've got scripts ready to go and have for a while now; we have to figure out how best to deal with filming during the pandemic and amid some other timing issues, but we're definitely intending to come back!

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@brookworm__ I'd say probably not too geeky? ^_^

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@jkennis_ Sure! We were relying on the results from this PhD thesis on the topic by Kathleen Brannen: https://t.co/I0jZ8G6Z0n

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@aminabootalebi Good question! While on its own, fricking can be an adverb, when it's inserted in the middle of a word like that, it behaves as an infix - the meaning is different than the regular adverb form, and instead is basically just an intensifier. Hope this helps! ^_^

[Leeds Child Lab @LeedsCDU]

Great and accessible video from @TheLingSpace on the use of #eyetracking in language research! Nice example at 6:04 showing how certain information can help or misdirect us. We are currently using eyetracking to find out how children process adjectives.
https://t.co/gdLudBH2v7

[The Ling Space @TheLingSpace]

LRT: Fascinating work by @DingemanseMark and colleagues on synesthesia & vowels! Want to learn more about their work? Here's our video on the arbitrariness of the sign (i.e. the idea there's no inherent link between a word's sounds and its meaning): https://t.co/2u2CLVCRn9

[The Ling Space @TheLingSpace]

Here's an interesting and well-written piece about something I hadn't thought of before. Hopefully we'll see more multilingualism here soon!

[Gretchen McCulloch now at @gretchenmcc.bsky.social @GretchenAMcC]

My latest piece for Wired is about why programming languages are based on English -- and why it doesn't have to be that way

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@RacetteCampbell @apistone Does the vowel change as well in pronunciation, or is it just the n --> r change?

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Following a question from one of our viewers, here's a discussion about the #syntax of Swedish relative clauses, subjacency, and how to deal with cross-linguistic data that doesn't immediately seem to match our hypotheses. https://t.co/CJlfGVD62B

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Here's our collaboration with Origin of Everything & 12tone on the history of God Save the Queen and My Country Tis of Thee, what makes music sound anthemic, and what happens when you translate a song. Give it a look and check out their channels, too! ^_^ https://t.co/WoYMzLWxqV

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Then tomorrow, we'll be posting our new video on the semantics of conditionals. If you've been wanting to understand how we deal with what-ifs, then this is the video for you! Tomorrow afternoon - we're looking forward to it. ^_^

[The Ling Space @TheLingSpace]

We've got a big week this week! Today, we've got a collaboration episode with the fantastic history channel The Origin of Everything and the fascinating music theory channel @12tonevideos.

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What could it all be about? Well, it's on the history of God Save the Queen and My Country 'Tis of Thee and patriotic songs; in our section, we talk about song translations and how they work. We're really excited to share it!

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Our new video, about how conditionals work, will be out tomorrow! If you want to know about "if", then this is the one for you. Looking forward to sharing it! ^_^

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If you're curious about how conditional sentences work, then our new video coming Wednesday should clarify things for you! Looking forward to sharing it. ^_^

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Closing Remarks from @MISCCAN: Many thanks go around to the panelists for such an enlightening discussion, and to the translators for making it possible!

And much thanks from us here at @TheLingSpace for allowing us the space to cover this symposium! ^_^

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Q&A (cont.): Dr. Yael Peled wonders why, for a medical doctor, ordering an interpreter isn't as straightforward as ordering a blood test! @MISCCAN

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. . . and being especially interested in reaching across the cultural and linguistic divide. @MISCCAN

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Q&A (cont.): Dr. Yael Peled points out that, often, the reaction to someone speaking with an accent is seen in a negative light (e.g., less intelligent), instead of being recognized as possessing the power of multiple languages . . .