Abridge English Training
Videos for study
Videos for study
This page has links to interesting videos that I have watched as well as channels I have subscribed to myself. Please, bear in mind this is ongoing and I will add to this list when I can. Thanks for your patience
How language changes over time
How language changes over time
TED talks - subtitles available in around 25-35 languages.
In this series of talks, TED talk about about how language is changing and things that are effecting it
Canaguro English
Canaguro English
His mission is (to quote) Change the way the world learns English. Education should be FREE and FUN.
There are lots of interesting videos discussing how we acquire language and grammar etc.
Steven Pinker: Linguistics as a Window to Understanding the Brain | Big Think
Steven Pinker: Linguistics as a Window to Understanding the Brain | Big Think
In this lecture, Steven Pinker, renowned linguist and Harvard Psychology Professor, discusses linguistics as a window to understanding the human brain.
The Origins and Evolution of Language | Michael Corballis
The Origins and Evolution of Language | Michael Corballis
Michael Corballis explores the many theories of language's origins, including his own, and details how language and communication have continued to evolve, from primates' use of gestures, to the advent of communicative technologies.
Documentary Heaven
Documentary Heaven
Hundreds of documentaries here = especially if you're interested in business and economics
Visual Politic
Visual Politic
In his videos which are regularly uploaded, he is talking about politics, economics and things that are happening all around the world.
Why you don't like the sound of you own voice
Rébecca Kleinberger
Why you don't like the sound of you own voice
Rébecca Kleinberger
Your voice is indistinguishable from how other people see you, but your relationship with it is far from obvious. Rébecca Kleinberger studies how we use and understand our voices and the voices of others. She explains why you may not like the sound of your own voice on recordings, the differences between your outward, inward and inner voices -- and the extraordinary things you communicate without being aware of it.
Crash Course
Crash Course
crash course in; physics, philosophy, games, economics, U.S. government and politics, astronomy, anatomy & physiology, world history, biology, literature, ecology, chemistry, psychology, and U.S. history.
All with subtitles
TED: Does Grammar matter?lAndreea S.Claude
It can be hard sometimes, when speaking, to remember all of the grammatical rules that guide us when we're writing. When is it right to say "the dog and me" and when should it be "the dog and I"? Does it even matter? Andreea S. Calude dives into the age-old argument between linguistic prescriptivists and descriptivists — who have two very different opinions on the matter
