TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How advanced is whale talk? | David Gruber and Shane Gero
Soon after whaling ships began operating in the North Pacific, an interesting trend emerged. Within just a few years, whalers saw a 58% drop in their successful strikes. Sperm whales had suddenly become harder to kill— they had begun...
SciShow
Does Your Cockatiel Have an Accent?
Dialects are a part of how we communicate, but it also turns out that many animals have dialects depending on what part of the world they live in.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What makes a language... a language? | Martin Hilpert
Outside of China, Mandarin and Cantonese are often referred to as Chinese dialects, despite being even more dissimilar than Spanish and Italian. On the other hand, speakers of Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish, which are three distinct...
SciShow
Calendars, Codes & Virgins: 3 Myths About the Maya
Hank talks about the Maya, and helps dispel some myths about their historic civilization, revealing how, ultimately, they were just like us: smart, flawed, and awesome.
Great Big Story
Preserving the Ocracoke Brogue, a fading dialect on a North Carolina island
Discover the unique Ocracoke Brogue, a rare dialect from North Carolina's barrier island, threatened by modern influences and dwindling native speakers.
Curated Video
Literally No One Likes a Grammar Cop
Besides being annoying, what if the grammar police are actually... wrong?
Curated Video
Factors That Influenced Migration to the West
Dr. Forrester describes the various factors that influenced the migration of settlers to the Midwest and the western regions of the United States. She introduces the town of Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. She concludes by explaining that...
Curated Video
From Song to Speech?
UC San Diego psychologist of music Diana Deutsch speculates that music and speech both evolved from one unified form that included perfect pitch, and that the diversity in the pitch of tone languages is increasingly under threat due to...
Curated Video
The Untold Unbreakable Code
Native American Code Talkers used their own indigenous dialects to bamboozle enemy code breakers and help Allied forces to win two World Wars.
Sir Linkalot
School Words & 'Susie's Stories' (spelling for kids, lesson 43)
Go straight to the top of the class – learn spelling with our lesson about School Words. With Susie Dent as Lady Lexicographer exploring interesting words.
Curated Video
Learn How to Read French Words Without Knowing Any French
In this video, the teacher shares three tricks for reading French words without knowing any French. These tricks involve swapping certain letters or accents to make the words resemble their English equivalents. The teacher explains the...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Britannica Explores: Scottish Language
Britannica editor Jeff Wallenfeldt provides an overview of the Scots language.
Rachel's English
CRAIG MELVIN -- Interview a Broadcaster! -- American English Pronunciation
Learn about 'dice roll', 'inside baseball', the pronunciation of REGULARLY and RURAL, 'messing around', the Flap T, and broadcaster Craig Melvin in this interview from NBC's Education Nation.
Science360
What effect does your spoken dialect have in court?
We asked John Rickford, Professor of Linguistics and the Humanities at Stanford University, what effect does your spoken dialect have in court?
Curated Video
TOP 10 MUST see films & MUST read books for ENGLISH LEARNERS
5 Books every English student should read, and 5 Films every English Learner should see. Add your recommendations to the comments box below.
Curated Video
AMERICAN vs BRITISH vs AUSTRALIAN | Common English Dialect Differences #spon
BRITISH vs AUSTRALIAN vs AMERICAN - We all speak English and yet for some things we have completely different words. I would love to hear any other words which you think belong on this list. Comment below. British English, American...
Curated Video
British Accents: LIVERPOOL / SCOUSE
British Accents: Liverpool / Scouse. This series focuses on different accents from the United Kingdom. Specifically created to give non-native a basic understanding of the different pronunciation features of a Scouse accent. As well as...
Curated Video
Birmingham Accent (Brummie) / Black Country Accent & Dialect
We are exploring features that appear in both the Birmingham accent and the Black Country accent. As our lovely guest Mirren is a Yam Yam we will also look at some of the Black Country dialect words. If anyone from the Black Country or...
Getty Images
Camera Obscura Interview (clip 12)
Camera Obscura on band dynamics, talking, inside jokes, Glasgow culture, dialect, slang, silly phrases, and laughter. Produced by Uncensored Interview / ZenCat Productions. Camera Obscura Interview (clip 12) at SXSW on March 20, 2009 in...
Getty Images
INTERVIEW: Elmar Wepper on acting in his dialect and what makes some German films so popular these days at Three Quarter Moon Interviews: 8th Dubai International Film Festival 2011 on December 11 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Foootage by Getty/Wire)
INTERVIEW: Elmar Wepper on acting in his dialect and what makes some German films so popular these days at Three Quarter Moon Interviews: 8th Dubai International Film Festival 2011 on December 11 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Foootage...
British Movietone
Lights:
The illuminations at Blackpool dazzle all spectators. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and...
British Movietone
Epicurean:
What's good enough for War Secretary does for troops thinks Carl Bernard. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...
British Movietone
NORFOLK HOUSE AUCTION -
The London home of the Duke of Norfolk goes up for sale. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy...