TEDxEastEnd - Paul Kerswill - Who's an Eastender now?
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Paul Kerswill is committed to understanding how language is moulded by the societies in which it is spoken. His latest research is a long-term study of 'Multicultural London English' in the East End -- misleadingly dubbed 'Jafaican' by the media. He has the dubious honour of being the first dialectologist to be lampooned on the Now Show. Paul'... Read more
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September 29, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Paul Kerswill is committed to understanding how language is moulded by the societies in which it is spoken. His latest research is a long-term study of 'Multicultural London English' in the East End -- misleadingly dubbed 'Jafaican' by the media. He has the dubious honour of being the first diale...
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Steven Pinker: On Language and Thought
July 1, 2005 (almost 19 years ago)In this talk, Linguist Steven Pinker tells us about Language and Thought. He explains some technical aspects of language then deals with the more complex indirect speech. He further tells us that the way we use language reflects our thoughts and could be a window to understand ourselves better.
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