Fall 2019 Discussion Posts (145)
Discussion Post One
I am not a science person at all, so the first reading about how the brain handles language was interesting, but not particularly striking to me. Despite that, I did enjoy the portion that analyzed neurolinguistic processing and detailed just how co
Read more…Discussion Post Six
Turkish belongs to the Turkic language family, and is the most widely spoken language in this family. 43% of Turkic-language speakers have Turkish as their native tongue, with Azeri (15%) and Uzbek (14%) as the next more popular. Turkic languages a
Read more…Due by 5:00pm on Sunday, September 8: Discussion Post #1 on the Ning
Due by 5:00pm on Sunday, September 8: Discussion Post #1 on the Ning
Reflect on the readings. Do you have any questions about the texts? Are there any claims that you find problematic? Do you think language is a purely biological phenomenon? What par
Read more…Discussion Post #7
So far, I am very satisfied with my language learning process. I am learning at a faster pace than I had anticipated, and I feel like I have a better grasp of grammar than I didd during my previous foreign language learning endeavors. When I was lear
Read more…Due by 5pm on Sunday, November 3: Discussion Post #8 on the Ning
Due by 5pm on Sunday, November 3: Discussion Post #8 on the Ning
How do languages go extinct? Respond to the readings, and reflect on what happens when a language dies? How can linguists help preserve a language? Can a ‘dead’ language ever be brought
Read more…Due by 5pm on Sunday, November 17: Discussion Post #10 on the Ning
Due by 5pm on Sunday, November 17: Discussion Post 10 on the Ning
Imagine that you have received a research grant to conduct a linguistic study of your target language and culture. How would you get started, and what would you investigate? How
Read more…Bi-Weekly Journal #5
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Tornado warning pro/cons:
Cons: You get rudely woken up in the middle of the night by one of the biggest storms you've ever experienced in your life.
Pros: You remember that you forgot to upload the learning journal
Read more…Discussion Post #5
For my culture project, I would like to examine the cultural influence of rice cakes (or pronounced "tteok" in Korean). When Korean culture is mentioned in the U.S, I realized that most of the topic of conversation revolves around kimchi and Kpop or
Read more…Discussion Post Seven
Learning Turkish has been going well! I’ve definitely deviated from the learning plan in a few ways, but I think I’m mostly staying on track with my goals. I’m not going by my weekly goals that I had laid out in the learning plan, because Merve has
Read more…Bi-Weekly Language Journal #1 (1/30, 2/5)
I learned descriptive personality words and learned to sing a shark song in Korean. I have also learned words to describe different places I would go to (i.e. marketplace, department store). I have also learned to appropriately describe someone's per
Read more…Discussion Post #6
Understanding language families can help us gain a quick grasp of the relationship between languages. Mastery in one language can help master other languages in the same group. Linguists keep track of languages through language family trees to see ho
Read more…Bi-Weekly Language Journal #5 (4/2, 4/9)
I learned about new taste words to describe food and texture. Some words don't exist in English, like "ddulbda" which is a specific unripe taste, and "gosohada" which is a smooth, nutty texture and taste. We also learned how to correctly address serv
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