TYP111 - Language Universals

This E-Lecture discusses the main approaches towards the definition of language universals: empiricism and rationalism and lists the central parameters along which universals can be chracterized. Furthermore, it shows the central parameters along which languages can be typologized.

[@oer-vlc]

It could have been a KZbin problem. I reworked the video settings, it should work now.

[@englishwithbatayneh5908]

Thanks for such an informative lecture . By the way, it has been said that it is a myth that inuit languages has more words for snow than others. What do you think

[@Jimpozcan]

The Japanese version at 3:00 doesn't seem to match the English one, "the man sees the woman". You've got "sono otokono hitoga sono onnano hito mitatokini". The "toki" refers to a time with the following "ni" being a postposition (like a preposition just placed after). This would translate, therefore, to "when the man sees the woman". You want a plain verb. Also, for correctness, there should be a postposition, "wo" (normally pronounced "o"), after "onnano hito". Though, that may be a little pedantic. Thus, "sono otoko no hito ga sono onna no hito wo miru" (or, a little more formally, "sono otoko no hito ga sono onna no hito wo mimasu").

[@Zalmoksis44]

Adding the accusative postposition /O/ is not pedantic, it's necessary for correctness! I'd argue however that it's irrelevant it is sometimes transliterated as "wo" because it's just a weird orthographical convention and the examples in the video are phonetic.

[@Zalmoksis44]

BTW, the Japanese example in the previous video is also not fully correct. I wonder what was the source...

[@LadyArieneth]

Thank you so much! This lecture is so helpful! Just thank you. :)

[@Mansouralfaransyy]

Merci beaucoup !

[@janadaemmanuel9571]

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[@davidmurphy1005]

Geoffrey Sampson maintains that universal grammar theories are not falsifiable and are therefore pseudoscientific. [Wikipedia] I agree.

[@RepublicConstitution]

The lumpers are correct and the splitters are wrong.

[@unghegelianer]

Just like climate change... Theories (or models) of universal grammar can be rejected or kept on grounds of their explanatory power.

[@RepublicConstitution]

@@unghegelianer climate change isn't even a theory. Climate changes by definition. The question is what precisely is the human impact and should we even care.

[@RhamosVhailejh]

This video seems to be somehow broken. It refuses to load past 3:14. I've tried and retried, and even attempted to get past 3:14 using three different browsers. It would seem that there is something wrong with the video. I've even left it alone for a day and come back to it, and it's still doing it. I find this a most fascinating topic and really want to see the rest of the video. If this could be fixed, I'd really appreciate it. Or if it's a problem on my end, if someone could point it out.

[@dhananjaytiwari7895]

Typ 112 and 113 etc are not in video list

[@dhananjaytiwari7895]

Plz provide if possible