Syntax: Intro to Linguistics [Video 5]

Syntax is the study of the structural rules that govern the way we form sentences out of individual words.
It's a really interesting subfield of linguistics, and it has a lot to teach language learners about the structure of sentences in their target language.
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[@jazj8872]

this video series is what is going to help me pass finals right now

[@myla2311]

I am half way through my linguistic course and I wish I had found this videos earlier. Thank you!

[@marymz7892]

This helped me a lot thank youuuuuuuuuu You explained what the prof couldn't explain

[@FingtamLanguages]

So glad I could help! I also made a second follow up syntax video recently you might find interesting.

[@Max-The-Maniac]

I'll take a syntax-exam in a week and you single handedly restored my hope to pass. Thanks man!

[@clappagemcphee]

The syntax video! Thanks man! I've got this one saved for when I can sit down and really take it in. Much appreciated

[@FingtamLanguages]

Awesome! I hope you enjoy it!

[@zachallen7885]

I'm taking an undergrad syntax course and your video is so helpful! Thank you!

[@FingtamLanguages]

That's great! I'm so glad my videos can help :) Let me know if you have any questions!

[@user-ni9hl4pz3w]

I love your videos thank you ❤

[@Jekson_Niko]

This video helped me to pass my Mid Term test. Thank you

[@meriamduke2624]

I am really looking forward to you finishing this series. I just sat and binged the whole series tonight, I got excited at the introduction video and was unhappy when the realization that the series was not complete set in.

[@FingtamLanguages]

Meriam Duke Hey, thanks for the comment! I’ve been getting a lot of requests to finish the series, so I’m definitely going to start working on it again after I finish my finals this semester.

[@meriamduke2624]

So glad to hear that! Best of luck on your finals!

[@meriamduke2624]

I shared this series with my sister. She is an aspiring polyglot like me (we are both native Spanish speakers, dad is American, so we were basically born bilingual). Our current focus is on Indo-European and Mezzo-American languages, but I do have a Nigerian friend who is teaching me Yoruba.

[@rawankassem8441]

you are perfect thank you sooo much

[@nagalocalproduction]

sir if you possible please make video about concept linguistic under the topic of " linguistic as a scientific study of language".

[@nilimabarman2004]

It helps a lot in understanding syntax.. Thank you for sharing..

[@FingtamLanguages]

Thanks for the comment! 😊

[@pamelaannsaba451]

Thank you for your videos sir, your videos helped me a lot. College is so hard right now due to pandemic and I am having online classes. So i have to self study. Thank you so much

[@FingtamLanguages]

Thank you so much for the kind comment! I'm so happy my videos have been so helpful! 😊

[@JorgeRafaelNogueras]

Thanks for the awesome video! I'm glad you said at the end that you only scratched the surface and that you'll make more videos on the subject later, because at first I was all: "Is he really going to explain everything about syntax in only 8 minutes???" 😀

[@FingtamLanguages]

Haha I thought maybe the 30 minute videos were a little more intimidating to people so I wanted to break up the series into smaller segments.

[@JorgeRafaelNogueras]

@@FingtamLanguages Ha ha, no, that's actually very wise! I love it when videos are no more than 15 minutes long, and have trouble "scheduling" them when they're 30-60 minutes long. 😀

[@Uwek212]

Syntax is soo fascinating. Make more videos? 🤔

[@FingtamLanguages]

I agree, it’s a very interesting subject. I am very busy with school right now, but hope to do more linguistics videos after the semester is over.

[@Theshyvlogger]

These videos are brilliant. Will there be more? I hope so as I have found this to be a great introduction into linguistic study.

[@FingtamLanguages]

Thanks so much for the comment! There will definitely be more. I'm a bit busy with end of semester stuff right now, but I'm hoping to make the next video soon! :)

[@Theshyvlogger]

Fingtam Languages awesome. Look forward to the next ones! Do you have a list of recommended reading anywhere?

[@nitishsaxena1372]

@@FingtamLanguages please make more. It was supposed to be a series :)

[@Chhoychanra99]

Nice

[@tyfranklin9699]

I have a discussion post about historical, and cultural factors about syntax. I have to use a quote for the discussion but I do not know how to combine my quote to the two factors.

[@aquarius4953]

Great job. I do hope you will make a video how the way we say something influence the meaning. The role of "pauses" The fact that : "I, my cousin Peter and his wife went to the restaurant yesterday." doesn't mean the same thing that : "I, my cousin,Peter and his wife.went to the restaurant yesterday." First sentence three people I,Peter, and his wife.Second sentence four people I, my cousin, Peter and his wife.

[@user-qf3rr4jn2j]

What about rewriting rules and lexical insertion rules.

[@mahassinekabiri2672]

Can u give us a lesson about pragmatics and explain all components that concern with it?

[@christianedechert4178]

is there a version of this video without the captions?

[@labellegrace3016]

Hello! In the sentence "John did me a favour", does this work? NP-indirect object-me, NP-direct object-a favour. Or do you have a better proposal. Thanks!

[@VictorFreezey]

My linguistics professor directed me to this video, helped me a lot. Thank you so much!

[@FingtamLanguages]

That’s so great! I’m glad my videos are professor approved!

[@santiago250]

Can you help me to Identify the root (base) of the following words: Irrecoverability; SuperNatural; coorganizers. Thanks

[@johnsonj6208]

I’m sure I don’t need any books to remind me of linguistics..Thank you 👍🏻

[@cryptomology9137]

Samee

[@Kaesebaelchen]

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[@Chhoychanra99]

what is elements of noun phrase?

[@bk13bk8]

Hi Sir. I have a question. Can we say a morpheme is also a constituent?

[@thomasalberto613]

Exactly in the order I need to make my own language. No need for people prying the stuff I wanna keep private.lol

[@shayas4405]

I can't differentiate grammar and syntax. I found them really similar. Can u help?

[@NaglaaAdel517]

❤

[@personal-chan-001]

Do you have this lesson in pdf file?

[@axylzarate2118]

I love you

[@akiman712]

Are you Canadian? You have an accent when you say words like "mind", "common", "refined". Or is that a local accent in the states?

[@FingtamLanguages]

I'm from Wisconsin lol

[@akiman712]

@@FingtamLanguages Do people from Wisconsin have that accent? I'm curious to know since I'm also interested in linguistics and accents.

[@FingtamLanguages]

Actually, I did a video on that last year. Just search for “Wisconsin accent” and you’ll see it.

[@usherpoppen6820]

Its called a tree diagram because it keeps on braching the further it goes

[@chemthongru9688]

Hello Sir , please suggest me a short and easy topic on syntax for my B.A Research.😭

[@ecritdelajaponographie8565]

Interestingly, someone with the same cultural background as Fingtam would probably be able to parse the sentence "Shot Han talking someone Greedo were first and while" fairly easily, while someone fluent in English but had never seen Star Wars would probably only understand the two syntactically correct versions of the sentence on the most superficial level.

[@FingtamLanguages]

サトルイアン True!

[@Vocal-Vocals]

When's the next video coming out?

[@FingtamLanguages]

Hopefully sometime soon. The more people like you continue to comment and ask for more videos, the more it inspires me to do so :)

[@Vocal-Vocals]

@@FingtamLanguages this was basically the perfect amount of info I needed atm! Amazing work man!

[@adawiajabar3499]

LINGUISTICS should be concerned only with the study of langue because the study of parole requires the attention to other sciences such as psychology, physics or physiology. Even syntax is outside the domain of linguistics since a langue is a system of signs, and does not specify how those signs are combined in actual speech. Syntax would rather belong to parole, not to langue. السلام عليكم ورحمة الله شلونك دكتور و عساك بخير ياوالدنا ..يا معلمنا My question is why and how Syntax is outside of the domain of linguistics?

[@siennapainter]

Han shot first

[@FreshKicks4545]

At 615, wouldn't I be the subject?

[@_daki]

IM GONNA ACE MY EXAMS

[@FingtamLanguages]

Awesome! :)

[@robertcanada5106]

I’m so confused.

[@marymz7892]

Can i get you email please?

[@adlervomnorden7571]

What am I doing here? I'm a Portuguese speaker, I should be studying Portuguese syntax 😂 🤦🏻

[@FingtamLanguages]

This video applies to syntax of all languages!

[@pinglishtutor1]

Readability of slides is poor