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Get started with Lingoda today, and earn up to 100% cash-back in the US and UK: https://try.lingoda.com/lingoda-TaylorSP For 20 euros off, use code:TAYLOR26 How "Englishly" should you pronounce foreign words? 🥖🇮🇹 In a recent video from @complexly, Hank Green (@hankschannel) and Josh Scherer tackled a classic linguistic dilemma: Do you say "broo-shedda" or "bruschetta"? Is saying "croissant" with a French accent worldly or just... cringe? As a PhD sociolinguist, I noticed Hank was doing some incredible "amateur linguistics," so I wanted to dive deeper into the actual science of why we feel so conflicted about these words. From the the Croissant Conundrum to the Habañero Hypercorrection, we’re breaking down the hidden social rules of the "Linguistic Marketplace." In this video, we explore: • Nativization: Why your brain "translates" foreign sounds into English patterns. • Phonotactics: Why "bgadim" feels illegal to an English speaker. • Levenshtein Distance: a mathematical "score" of your accent. • Bourdieu’s Linguistic Marketplace: Why pronunciation is actually a form of social "currency". • Hyperforeignism: Why we add "NYA" sounds to words that don't have them in the original language. 🚀 JOIN THE LINGUISTIC BLUEPRINT Want to learn the mechanics of language without the boring homework? I’m launching The Linguistic Blueprint: The Layman’s Guide to the Mechanics of Language later this year. 👉 Get on the waitlist here: https://www.languagejones.com/blueprint TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Dear Hank Green... 0:31 - The question 2:45 - Phonotactics: The Rules of Sound 1:47 - Prospectus 2:45 – Charcuterie 3:15 – Lingoda! 4:39 – How a linguist thinks about Sounds 5:24 – Phonotactics 6:05 – Intonation 6:50 – Third Wave Sociolinguistics and Identity 7:05 – the Indexical Field 8:02 - Measuring Your Accent (Levenshtein Distance) 8:48 – The Language Blueprint! 9:11 – Combinatorics (no, really) 9:46 - The Habañero Trap: Hyperforeignisms 11:15 - Bourdieu & The Linguistic Marketplace 12:10 – Good luck, we’re all counting on you 12:49.- Persona Construction 13:05 – Code-switching 13:13 - Final Verdict: How should YOU say it? SUPPORT THE CHANNEL If you enjoyed this deep dive, consider supporting the channel: ✨ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/languagejones ☕ SuperThanks: Click the "Thanks" button below the video! QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you know the actual French word for a "nom de plume"? Leave your answer in the comments! CORRECTION: The levenshtein distance should be at least 10! Just accounting for the difference between ɛ and e. And that's not even getting into distinctive features... Link to original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4iwRD1X_7A #Linguistics #HankGreen #LanguageLearning #Sociolinguistics #Etymology #Pronunciation #LanguageJones

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description: Get started with Lingoda today, and earn up to 100% cash-back in the US and UK: https://try.lingoda.com/lingoda-TaylorSP For 20 euros off, use code:TAYLOR26 How "Englishly" should you pronounce foreign words? 🥖🇮🇹 In a recent video from @complexly, Hank Green (@hankschannel) and Josh Scherer tackled a classic linguistic dilemma: Do you say "broo-shedda" or "bruschetta"? Is saying "croissant" with a French accent worldly or just... cringe? As a PhD sociolinguist, I noticed Hank was doing some incredible "amateur linguistics," so I wanted to dive deeper into the actual science of why we feel so conflicted about these words. From the the Croissant Conundrum to the Habañero Hypercorrection, we’re breaking down the hidden social rules of the "Linguistic Marketplace." In this video, we explore: • Nativization: Why your brain "translates" foreign sounds into English patterns. • Phonotactics: Why "bgadim" feels illegal to an English speaker. • Levenshtein Distance: a mathematical "score" of your accent. • Bourdieu’s Linguistic Marketplace: Why pronunciation is actually a form of social "currency". • Hyperforeignism: Why we add "NYA" sounds to words that don't have them in the original language. 🚀 JOIN THE LINGUISTIC BLUEPRINT Want to learn the mechanics of language without the boring homework? I’m launching The Linguistic Blueprint: The Layman’s Guide to the Mechanics of Language later this year. 👉 Get on the waitlist here: https://www.languagejones.com/blueprint TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Dear Hank Green... 0:31 - The question 2:45 - Phonotactics: The Rules of Sound 1:47 - Prospectus 2:45 – Charcuterie 3:15 – Lingoda! 4:39 – How a linguist thinks about Sounds 5:24 – Phonotactics 6:05 – Intonation 6:50 – Third Wave Sociolinguistics and Identity 7:05 – the Indexical Field 8:02 - Measuring Your Accent (Levenshtein Distance) 8:48 – The Language Blueprint! 9:11 – Combinatorics (no, really) 9:46 - The Habañero Trap: Hyperforeignisms 11:15 - Bourdieu & The Linguistic Marketplace 12:10 – Good luck, we’re all counting on you 12:49.- Persona Construction 13:05 – Code-switching 13:13 - Final Verdict: How should YOU say it? SUPPORT THE CHANNEL If you enjoyed this deep dive, consider supporting the channel: ✨ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/languagejones ☕ SuperThanks: Click the "Thanks" button below the video! QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you know the actual French word for a "nom de plume"? Leave your answer in the comments! CORRECTION: The levenshtein distance should be at least 10! Just accounting for the difference between ɛ and e. And that's not even getting into distinctive features... Link to original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4iwRD1X_7A #Linguistics #HankGreen #LanguageLearning #Sociolinguistics #Etymology #Pronunciation #LanguageJones
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