Curated Video
Katherine Barber on the language of hockey
In this CBC Television clip from May 22, 2000, language expert Katherine Barber stickhandles us through the many hockey words that have seeped into Canadian parlance.
Curated Video
Why is Windsor so weird about French street names?
From Peer-ree to Drew-lard, nothing reveals someone is local to Windsor quite like the way they say French street names. But just how far off are we from the Francophone origins of those names? CBC's Dalson Chen talked to French-Canadian...
Curated Video
Fresh off victory, Faizan Zaki eyes future competitions beyond the Spelling Bee
With a $50,000 prize and newfound fame, Faizan Zaki plans to dive into other academic competitions beyond spelling. (Scripps News)
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
English language expert Professor Hamilton J. Smith gives the correct pronunciation of "quintuplets"
MCU Professor Hamilton J Smith, an expert on the English language, SOT gives what he says is the correct pronunciation of "quintuplets," spelling out the word and then pronouncing the second u like a long u as in "you" / Note: exact day...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : French radio commentating football match in Occitan dialect
Since 2013, Nissa Pantai, an association radio station, broadcasts sports commentaries in Nissart, an Occitan dialect from the Nice region - a way of maintaining and promoting the region's linguistic heritage (Footage by AFPTV via Getty...
Curated Video
The Regional Dialects Of The Internet
Across borders, online, on our phones, the way we talk is changing.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Wordle goes global as Cantonese and Maori versions prove a hit
Since its launch last year, the word game phenomenon Wordle has rapidly become a daily challenge beloved by millions, and its popularity has spawned linguistic spin-offs around the world (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Colombia linguistics institute corrects mistakes in tattoos
A Colombian linguistics institute has taken on the task of correcting spelling mistakes in tattoos by covering them up
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Académica mapuche preside proceso constituyente instalado en Chile en medio de protestas
La académica y lingüista mapuche Elisa Loncón presidirá la Convención Constitucional que redactará la nueva Carta Magna de Chile, que quedó instalada el domingo en una histórica jornada marcada por protestas en el inicio (Footage by...
Curated Video
What's The Deal With Long German Words?
When Germans need a new word, they often merge existing words together.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Noam Chomsky: Lula should by rights be Brazil's next president
US intellectual and linguist Noam Chomsky in Brazil to visit former Brazil president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva who is in jail on corruption charges says the leftist should by rights be Brazil's next president
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Chomsky: Lula por derecho deberia ser el proximo presidente
El linguista y activista estadounidense Noam Chomsky afirmo que el exmandatario Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva deberia ser el nuevo presidente del Brasil
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Debate on Mali's official language sparked by constitution draft
In Mali, a few lines in the country's draft constitution is fueling an ongoing debate, about what its official language, or languages, should be (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Curated Video
Are Regional Accents Going Away?
Traditional accents from regions like New York or Chicago have been on the decline in younger generations as more people move, code switch and more.
TED-Ed
Did Shakespeare Write His Plays?
Can we test whether lines ascribed to William Shakespeare were actually written by someone else? Science and linguistics join forces in this fantastic TED-Ed video to help us investigate the theory of whether history's...
Lesson Planet
EdTech Tuesday: The Opposites
Are you looking for an app that will help develop vocabulary? You can watch this video to find out about The Opposites. Jennifer and Rich show you how to use the app and provide ideas for it in your classroom. After viewing the video,...
Crash Course
India: Crash Course History of Science #4
Ever wonder where the ideas of land management and forestry came from? Welcome to ancient India! Travel back in time using a video, the fourth in the History of Science series. The narrator describes the relationship between science and...
Crash Course
Natural Language Processing: Crash Course Computer Science #36
Here's a video that really speaks to your needs. The 36th installment of the Crash Course Computer Science series focuses on natural language processing. It covers knowledge graphs, parsing and generating text, speech recognition, and...
TED-Ed
How Languages Evolve
Do all languages have a common ancestor? Although no one yet knows the answer to that big question, the narrator of this short, animated video explains how linguists use migration patterns, geological features, and word clues to...
Curated OER
Mystery of the Maya, part 3/4
How have linguists and archaeologists been able to decode the Mayan written language? We find that the Mayan numeric system was the first clue into Mayan language. Part three in this four-part series also touches upon Mayan astronomy and...
TED-Ed
Mysteries of Vernacular: Noise
How are noise, nausea, and navel related? They all have the same Latin root! Naus, which once meant ship, went through several transformations to become noise as we know it today. Show your class just how this happened with the...
TED-Ed
Why Is There a "b" in Doubt?
Many doubt the reasoning for having a b in doubt, but do they know the whole story? Pupils can watch as a Latin word becomes the English doubt. The narrator explains the etymology of doubt, emphasizes the importance of meaning and...
TED-Ed
Mysteries of the Vernacular: Bewilder
Help your class build an understanding of how words evolve over time with a video on the origins of bewilder. The narrator goes all the way back to Old English to find the beginnings of the word and moves through the centuries,...
TED-Ed
Mysteries of Vernacular: Earwig
Sometimes a folk tale takes root and, even if it is not true, can determine the development of a word and its associated meanings. Take earwig, for example. An earwig has a false reputation for crawling into your brain, but the name...