One of the most important videos of Marco, obviously in my opinion. Not as well researched as some other videos of his - what he admits right at the beginning, but I appreciate this human touch shown here. After all, language is a unique faculty of humans, humans as a species, and as individuals.

@snaplanguage

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the insightful comment. I appreciate your support!

The hardest for me to mimic, favorite and most fascinating is the one from where my granny came from, Glasgow. I'll be watching Burnistaun after this. I really like your channel.

@snaplanguage

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate your support! The accents in the north of the UK are great. I'm sure your connection through your grandmother makes a Glasgow accent sound sweet. :D

Fascinating how we can have biases and not be aware of them. Certainly readjusts my reaction to certain accents. I sometimes catch myself and usually recognize when it happens though it still catches me of guard. Precise language helps👍

@snaplanguage

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment. Our brains are *really good* at perceiving stimuli in the environment, and it does so *very quickly.* You're spot on as far as being aware that many of these reactions were learned or conditioned (and prejudiced). As you put it, we can "catch ourselves" rather than having knee-jerk reactions to everything. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. -- Cheers!

This channel deserves more subscribers. Thank you, this is very very interesting.

@snaplanguage

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you! I appreciate your support. KZread is a strange beast. Sometimes it takes years of hard work, posting videos consistently, before the holy algorithm picks up a channel. With supporters like you, I can still hope...

This is very informative! I lived in different countries since childhood, and when I moved out to west coast, I often got asked what my accent was cause they couldn't place it. I always figured my speech pattern was unique, but I always assumed that I spoke with a clear cut american dialect. Perhaps its always been the idiolect that they were referring to. The irony is that Californians often claim they have no accents, but in reality they sound about as unique as anyone else.

@snaplanguage

4 жыл бұрын

I "love" when people say they don't have an accent... *everyone* has an accent! LOL I think people are thrown off when they can't place someone else's accent. A person's idiolect can throw them off too. I discuss people's perceptions of their own accents and other people's accents in more detail in the new video kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZmF3ktNrnrOfkdY.html If you haven't watched it yet, take a look at it. Thanks for leaving such a great comment! :D

Very interesting, and so hilarious. I hope soon this channel gain more visibility

@snaplanguage

4 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you enjoyed it! And amen to gaining visibility. KZread “doesn’t like” when people take breaks, so I’ll do my best to post about one video a week. Thanks for your support! :D

@elissonsilvasantos9716

4 жыл бұрын

@@snaplanguage I can say it was a hard work because you put subtitles. Thanks it really helps

Hello Professor I am a new one in your channel . I have been watching most of your videos recently you have a certain perfection way of teaching and making things clear and easier , I really love. Your explanations are deep and make me be a real good linguist since linguistics is one of the major field I adore. With you I can make it. Thanks a million!

@snaplanguage

3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you that found Snap Language and that you're enjoying the videos. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a kind comment. I'll keep making videos as long as people are watching them. Thanks again!

Mind blowing! Thank you Marc for bringing such an important issue through this video ☺️

@snaplanguage

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you found the information useful. I definitely agree that understanding linguistic bias is important. Thank you for watching and leaving such a supportive comment. I hope you enjoy the other videos on the channel.

@sabazia8316

3 жыл бұрын

@@snaplanguage could you please make a video on difference between persuasive and argumentative writing ? And kindly guide me how can I join snap lang community?

@snaplanguage

3 жыл бұрын

I've actually had other people ask me for a video about that. I'll add it to the list :) To see membership information, click the JOIN button from any page on the main channel or follow this link kzread.infojoin Argumentative and persuasive writing involve very similar processes, though they may have slightly different goals and approaches. *An argument* uses research evidence and logical thinking to consider points of view on a topic. It can present and elaborate multiple possible points of view. *Persuasion* also involves logical arguments, but it is more single-minded in that its goal is to prove a single point of view or opinion and often appeals to the reader's emotion. If there are multiple ways of looking at it, the writer dismisses it in order to "defend" the one point of view, belief, or opinion the writer supports. Have you seen the writing process series on my second channel? It uses expository/descriptive writing in the example, but it mentions persuasive writing. The series is for ESL students, but college teachers have been using it for all students. Thanks you!

I agree with your teacher. You have a facinating way of speaking. Beside, you make sociolinguistics intresting.

@snaplanguage

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😃 Glad you enjoyed the video!

Hello can you consider making a video about evaluating and analyzing a text about Ancient Greek philosophers ?

@snaplanguage

4 жыл бұрын

Hi! Thanks for leaving a comment. I'm afraid I don't know enough about the topic to create a very informative video. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment! :D

I find that English speakers tend to use the word accent to mean dialect. A meaning different than "influence from one language on another language." Also, especially in america, English speakers will say that someone with no accent is someone who speaks GAE or something close to it. However this is incorrect with the usage of accent to mean dialect.

@snaplanguage

4 жыл бұрын

Spot on! The next video will probably about accent vs. dialects. Even in linguistics, it's hard to define exactly what the difference is. In general, linguists use "dialect" to refer to any variety of a given language... but I won't give away the whole next video LOL Thank you for watching and leaving a well thought out comment. Cheers! :D

@Philrc

3 жыл бұрын

only uninformed speakers

@Philrc

3 жыл бұрын

there is no such thing as no accent. Even English RP is an accent

Oh thank you so much for this differentiation, it explains so much! I'm trying to learn phonology and this helped identify how IPA can work irl. Love it! Also, can you make a video about phonology or sound in language particularly?

@snaplanguage

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! In fact, I've been thinking about eventually getting into some of the tools linguists use (e.g., phonetic transcription)... thanks for the suggestion. I hope you enjoy the new videos that will be up soon. Cheers! :D

Thank you so much!!!

@snaplanguage

2 жыл бұрын

Thank *You!* I hope you enjoy the rest of the channel.

Please do post as much as possile of videos about sociolinguistics , thanks

@snaplanguage

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you’re enjoying the sociolinguistics-related videos! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment :D

I love your channel. Fascinating video with a very very important message!

@snaplanguage

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate your support. I have a series of videos on sociolinguistics coming up in the summer. I hope you enjoy them, too! :D

Hi Snap language! I'm a new subscriber. Your video was amazing, thanks.

@snaplanguage

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Welcome to the Snap Language community! Cheers! :D

Hi from the Netherlands.. Your discussion reminds me of a young woman from your country who suggested that British people should speak a European language and not mess up English because it is an American language.

@snaplanguage

3 жыл бұрын

Oh my... It's a big country, and there are all kinds, and some of them not the sharpest knives in the drawer. I also heard that everyone should speak English because it's the language the Bible was written in. In a recent comment to a video, someone from the UK suggested, "Americans should listen when us Brits correct your pronunciation and grammar because we are the creators and owners of the language." It's a fascinating world, isn't it? and full of *interesting* people. Wel bedankt voor 't kijken en for leaving a comment. I hope you enjoy the rest of the channel.

I'm glad you are back! 😊👍

@snaplanguage

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm excited about the second half of 2020! (The first half?... not so much.) I look forward to posting much more often. Thank you for your support! :D

Maybe being aware of these facts might not really help while trying to learn a language. Because learning the language and trying to find your voice in that language at the same time can be quite confusing. (Sorry if I had grammatical mistakes which I assume I had since the language being English:)) Anyway.. As a language student, listening linguistics from you is charming. Thank you sir😊

@snaplanguage

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the sweets comments. I'm glad you found the channel. I've been taking a break for a while, but I'm ready to start posting again. I hope you keep enjoying the channel

Your videos are incredible,sir...keep it up

@snaplanguage

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I have many videos planned from now on. I hope 2020 evens out... no more surprises! LOL I hope you've subscribed so you don't miss the new videos. -- Cheers! :D

@naseermak5408

4 жыл бұрын

@@snaplanguage yes,sir I hv subscribed...sir wann Know about u

Explained well

@snaplanguage

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! And thanks for watching :D

Glad you back

@snaplanguage

4 жыл бұрын

It's good to be back... but I need to get some sleep now. I was up till 4 a.m. last night so I could finish editing this video. I'm not that young anymore!!! LOL :D

Wooow I like your way of explanation 🥺😍

@snaplanguage

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it! Cheers 😃

Very interesting... it’s funny cause everyone says I sound like I’m from the islands 🌴.

@snaplanguage

4 жыл бұрын

I see you have personal experience with people talking about the way you sound. I hope that's not something that bothers you. Thanks for watching and sharing your experience. :D

It's a long time that I didn't see your new videos. Very interesting topic.

@snaplanguage

4 жыл бұрын

It's good to be back. Last year was rough... 2020... well, you know what 2020 has been like. The plan is to release many new videos the rest of the year. I hope you've subscribed so you don't miss them. -- Cheers! :D

@ThePhilosopher29

4 жыл бұрын

@@snaplanguage Yes, I subscribe your videos😊

Hi! Thanks for emphasizing that stereotyping people based on their accents or idiolects is not good. I’m a non- native English speaker and it makes me really sad that a lot of English teaching jobs require only native speakers. I think it is a form of discrimination. Also, if a person’s accent is his identity then all English speakers are each unique. In this case, if these native speakers are teaching English to speakers of other languages, what’s the point if students can’t copy their accents anyway? Such a lopsided view which streotypes English teachers who are non- native speakers. Very unfair.

@snaplanguage

4 жыл бұрын

Oh, yes... there's a lot of this "native speakerism" out there. I've seen those wanted ads that require "native speakers only." Some even require you to be from a specific country (usually from the UK because they think all Brits speak the Queen's English, which is not true). Thankfully, many teachers of English as a second or foreign language are fighting to change that, but stereotyped perceptions are difficult to change. I will be posting a series of videos on these topics in the summer and into the fall. I hope you enjoy them, too. Thanks for watching and taking the time to share your insight! :D

@jomag4883

4 жыл бұрын

Snap Language thank you very much.

@monikapio96

3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree. Even in my country - Poland, some language schools require only native speakers. Well, to be honest, as a master of English language after Uni I have in-depth knowledge about English. Being a native speaker doesn't mean that your English is perfect. ;)

@snaplanguage

3 жыл бұрын

Beings a native speaker doesn’t mean you can teach the language very well, either. The focus should be on acquired proficiency and tracking skills... well, that’s my opinion, and I’m sticking to it LOL Thanks for watching and leaving a comment :D

@Philrc

3 жыл бұрын

" _a lot of English teaching jobs require only native speakers. I think it is a form of discrimination_ of course it isn't. it makes sense. Firstly a Native speaker understands their own language at a far deeper lever than someone for whom it is a 2nd language . Even if they seem, and are very good, it is the rare person who is as good as a native speaker. I'm not talking about knowing things like the grammatical structure, many native speakers haven't got a clue about the grammar, they don't need to. I'm talking about being 'inside' the language; of having an 'instinctive' feel for every nuance of the language. Just as a related story, I remember years ago when the kids would come to our school. They also had English classes at their normal schools too and so many of them turned up quite convinced that 'apple' was pronounced /eipl/ and not /æpl/ . They were really quite surprised and even resistant to change, they so believed their school teachers. And I'm not knocking those teachers, in the main they were good and did a good job but it just shows where mistakes can creep in. The other reason is, of course, pure economics. students at language schools pay quite high fees for the courses and, right or wrong, they are not happy with being, as they see it 'fobbed off' with non native speaker teachers. they want what they consider the real deal and schools have to supply it. I would try and answer the 2nd part of your comment but I can't really understand the point you are trying to make. " _if these native speakers are teaching English to speakers of other languages, what’s the point if students can’t copy their accents anyway?_ " maybe you could explain what you mean? Why can't students copy the teacher's accent? They can. And they do.

Dialects have their own words

@snaplanguage

3 жыл бұрын

They do. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment :)

@Philrc

3 жыл бұрын

@@snaplanguage correct

Can linguists approximate how Elizabethan English sounded and are there similarities with some English speaking areas today. I've heard that the Upper South in the US is fairly close, but apparently there's a lot of debate about that. Any ideas? I love your videos and your presentation!

@snaplanguage

3 жыл бұрын

• Linguists can even approximate how Latin sounded at different points in its history. For example, there are written records by Roman scholars bemoaning how young people pronounced words this way instead of that way. So, you have a "linguistic" description of the pronunciation recorded thousands of years ago... • In this video kzread.info/dash/bejne/q2aFu6l-p7CXg84.html Ben Crystal can give you a much better researched idea than I ever could about how they figured Shakespearean English out. • This (longer) video uses Old Norse as an example kzread.info/dash/bejne/mZaurramm5C1oNI.html • As for the (alleged) similarities between British English and Southern American English... it's complicated and problematic to compare languages by how they sound. You can compare some individual sounds and say, "Hey! You have those in a Southern accent." But then, you could also say that Italian and Spanish share many nearly identical sounds, so these languages sound "the same." Spaniards and Italians (and I) would disagree. In the past, British English used the retroflex R sound as we still do in American English. On that measure, you could say American English would sound closer to British English in the past... but is that enough to say they would sound... what? similar? the same? kinda similar? Sorry for the very long reply (this must be a record on this channel LOL) Thanks for your kind words about the channel and my presentation. I'm really glad you're enjoying the channel. Cheers!

@deirdre108

3 жыл бұрын

@@snaplanguage Thank you for your great reply! I'll take a look at the Ben Crystal video. This is a subject that has always interested me and the fact linguists can approximate how ancient Latin sounded is astonishing.

It is untrue that "no accent is better or worse than another accent".

@snaplanguage

3 жыл бұрын

What this means is that accents can be stigmatized based on stereotypical perceptions and that people who use it are judged in several ways; however, there is nothing in the accent that is inherently bad. Check out the video where I discuss this topic in more detail: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZmF3ktNrnrOfkdY.html Thanks for watching and leaving a comment! Cheers!

Nice....

@snaplanguage

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊 Glad you enjoyed it.

@shankarkc9170

4 жыл бұрын

@@snaplanguage Do you have complete GED RLA?

@snaplanguage

4 жыл бұрын

Snap Language has a complete reading series that seems to have helped many GED students. I get good comments from them. However, I don’t have grammar and writing materials yet. I will post a series about the writing process starting next week.

3:14 what is vaccum?

@snaplanguage

3 жыл бұрын

Is it misspelled?!?! (Dang! 😵) Thanks for pointing it out. I hope you enjoyed the other videos on the channel 😎

@RoyvanArem

3 жыл бұрын

@@snaplanguage I would spell it: vacuum.... I thought you were a language channel 😜

@snaplanguage

3 жыл бұрын

It is the correct spelling, so I would spell it like that, too... except I didn't, so it's called a typo. Shame! Shame! Shame!

i wish a stranger would compliment my bathing suit 😂

@snaplanguage

3 жыл бұрын

With most people, that doesn't really go over very well LOL Cheers! :D

@englishiguana4304

3 жыл бұрын

@@snaplanguage haha perhaps not, thank you for a great video, fascinating subject!

Sometimes the accent becomes misunderstood. End-up repeat yourself😩😩

@snaplanguage

4 жыл бұрын

That's true. Some language varieties are difficult to understand if you're not used to them, but after a while you learn the differences in sounds. We should still focus on what the person has to say rather than how they sound, though. Thanks for watching! :D