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Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.79,0:00:06.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hi, I'm Marc van Oostendorp.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.39,0:00:08.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is Leiden University.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.22,0:00:11.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Welcome to this course on\Nthe miracles of human language.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.35,0:00:15.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is our studio where we prepared\Na course full of surprises,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.32,0:00:17.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,full of miracles of human language.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.86,0:00:23.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This course is all about diversity.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.70,0:00:26.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, it's all about diversity,\Nand it's also about similarity.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.39,0:00:30.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's because there are about\N6,000 languages in the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.44,0:00:32.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they're diverse,\Nthey're all different,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.04,0:00:34.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they are also similar in some way.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.00,0:00:36.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How is that possible?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.93,0:00:40.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's one thing, an important thing that\Nwe're going to explore in this course.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.05,0:00:44.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we're going to explore\Nthis in five modules.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.45,0:00:49.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the first module, we talk about\Nquestions like what makes language
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.14,0:00:50.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so typically human,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.50,0:00:54.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or differentiates it from,\Nfrom animal languages, for instance.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.37,0:00:58.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we're going to see how\Nlinguists go about their work.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.45,0:01:02.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are different kinds of linguists and\Nwe're going to meet them.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.05,0:01:07.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the second module,\Nwe talk about sounds of language.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.01,0:01:09.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do we produce sounds?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.55,0:01:11.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do we distinguish sounds?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.03,0:01:13.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do we organize sounds in our minds?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.17,0:01:18.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the third module,\Nwe talk about words and sentences.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.57,0:01:23.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How are languages different in\Nthe way in which they create words?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.67,0:01:28.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How are they different in the way in\Nwhich they organize words into sentences?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.65,0:01:32.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the fourth module\Nwe talk about meaning.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.16,0:01:37.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do we give meaning to words and\Nsentences in human language?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.11,0:01:40.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And how do languages differ in that?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.77,0:01:47.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in the fifth module, we talk\Nabout language in its social context.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.46,0:01:52.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We talk about how language is actually\Nused in, let's say, everyday life.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.79,0:01:54.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since this course is all about diversity,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.66,0:01:56.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's also diversity\Nwithin every module.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.77,0:01:58.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not just me explaining things to you.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.79,0:02:01.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also have discussions with students
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.77,0:02:04.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we've interviews with experts, \Nwith linguists from the Netherlands
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.72,0:02:07.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and other countries about linguistics,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.71,0:02:08.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about their job.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.04,0:02:13.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But most of all,\Nwe have speakers of different languages.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.59,0:02:17.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have found six speakers of\Nsix very different languages.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.24,0:02:20.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they will give examples of\Nhow they speak of words and
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.28,0:02:23.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sentences in their language.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.01,0:02:26.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it will be up to you\Nto analyze those examples.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.17,0:02:29.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you're in an advanced track \Nor if you just like that kind of thing
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.90,0:02:33.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we also invite you to submit \Nyour own language,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.81,0:02:37.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make videos in which you give \Nthose same words and sentences
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.42,0:02:38.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in your own language.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.56,0:02:40.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then,\Nother students can analyze those.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.51,0:02:45.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also invite you to participate.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.89,0:02:48.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have an online forum\Non our course page
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.32,0:02:50.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if you like that kind of thing,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.18,0:02:53.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we also have a Facebook group in\Nwhich you can discuss these things.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.52,0:03:00.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But in any case, we hope to see you\Nvery soon in the first module of
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.42,0:03:03.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our course on the miracles\Nof human language.