TYP103 - The Classification of Languages

This E-Lecture discusses and exemplifies the main parameters of language classification: structural parameters, such as analytic vs. synthetic, word order properties, i.e. the ordering of the main functional elements subject, verb and object, as well as suprasegmental phonological criteria, e.g. tone and rhythm.

[hglundahl]

"Many intelligent students go to Marburg"

I think I can guess where the lecture is held?

[oer-vlc]

I only said adam (TUR) means man. I did not say that adam (TUR) means human. And then I used (DEU) Menschen as an example of fusion.

[lucasgois]

Excelent class, thank you very much. I'm currently studying Linguistics here in Brazil and it helped me a lot.

[omololaolabode]

You're a good lecturer. I understand topics I learn here even before class

[satchitananda]

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[Judesmood]

This cleared this up for me!!! Great lecture!

[robertberger]

At weddings, part of the traditional vows are "With this ring, I thee wed ". SOV . This is rather archaic, though .

[Javiervallestero]

Really enjoyed the lecture. Thanks! (thinking about subscribing to Global Access in the next few months)

[InsertTruthHere]

4:55 It's incorrect to say that adamların is unambiguous. Yes, the affix -ın denotes genitive case (at least if the previous syllable contains a front vowel), but the word can also be read as containing the possessive affix -n with "ı" serving as a "Fugenvokal." The word then means "your men." I think that, due to his nationality, Handke is a bit partial to German.

[hvb]

English is the most hybrid language as you placed on the pictre, it is the most over-all-around language ? I think Yes, and thats why is the most dominant language over professional conversations and IT data development.

[neogenzim]

thank you so much for providing this education

[richardtiong]

Thank you very much for your lectures. I learned a lot from you.

[__yyumii__]

Great video!! Thank you sir if you’re still around

[Pedro-dscq]

The OSV order in English (at 12:58) can be explained if you consider the woman to be in a topic position, a TopP according to Rizzi (1997, 2017). But I cant say why the one with the noun is ungrammatical.

[paulorobertomattosluizluiz]

Excellent class! Thanks a lot for posting it.

[norahentus]

does that means that English language tend to lean more to synthetic fusinal?

[vanialed]

Great! Thanks! Is "the woman the man saw, was wearing a dark coat..." a grammatical sentence?

[euskadirlz]

...great class...do you have any class about isolated languages like basque?

[ricardomobile]

When the object come before the subject is possible construct sentences using the passive particle by to indicate the subject... the woman seen by the man...

[hvb]

is Spanish a fusional language at the same level as latin ?