Linguistics Shorts

Themed notes built from YouTube Shorts on linguistics.

In this section

Language And Thought
- How Language Shapes Space - Time and Colour
  Six short lessons on linguistic relativity, from compass directions and the direction of time to colour words, evidentiality and blame.
- The Sapir-Whorf Idea and the Film Arrival
  Short lessons on linguistic relativity, the film Arrival, time and memory across languages, emotional granularity and tacit knowledge.
Words And Power
- Framing - Metaphor and Control Through Language
  Short lessons on Newspeak, framing, everyday metaphors, algorithm-driven euphemisms, implicature and interpretation.
- Word Origins and Hidden Patterns in Language
  Short lessons on the history of logos and glamour, theories of where language came from, Zipf's law and what translation changes.