Literature & Linguistics

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Borley Rectory was once called the most haunted house in England. Witnesses reported ghostly nuns, phantom bells, flying objects, and mysterious messages on the walls. But when paranormal investigator Harry Price arrived, the haunting became a national sensation.…

Flashbacks and non-linear storytelling are everywhere on TV these days. Why are writers so reliant on it, and is there a better way to tell stories? Take your learning further with these "while viewing" and discussion questions from…

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Check out the first episode of Plotlines here on @pbsstoried: https://youtu.be/evVIRw5diV8 In 1955, a Kentucky family claimed they were attacked for hours by strange, silver-gray creatures. The Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter became one of America’s most famous alleged alien encounters.…

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Sometimes, words can change their meaning in just one or two generations! Here's how it can happen... Otherwords is a PBS web series on Storied that digs deep into this quintessential human trait of language and finds the…

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In 1973, a strange creature reportedly terrorized the small town of Enfield, Illinois. Henry McDaniel claimed he encountered a bizarre, three-legged monster outside his home—and the story quickly became a national sensation. But when sociologists investigated, they discovered…

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It's said that you can't control how language is used... but that doesn't stop these organizations from trying! Otherwords is a PBS web series on Storied that digs deep into this quintessential human trait of language and finds…

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Using the app Anki as a starting point, this video explores vowel 'length' and the combinability (phonotactics) of sounds in American, British and other accents. We find how transcriptions such as /ɑːŋki/ are problematic and what they reveal…

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What is it about these flamboyant fonts that immediately shouts 'carnival', 'fairground', or 'circus'? I look into the form of the letters, their history and geography, and why such carnival trappings can be at once fun... and creepy.…

The amazing pronunciation of sibilants sounds across Spanish accents around the world, comparing their phonetics and phonology with English Please consider supporting my videos on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/drgeofflindsey (Patrons get ad-free access) Enormous thanks to Hernán Ruiz for sharing…

What makes you sound young or old, big or small? See Marques Brownlee’s voice transform from teen to adult — and find out what it tells us about the science of voice change. 👉 Support my work on…

Why does the stress of English words move around, e.g. u.S. vs. U.s.A.? Do you say fanTAStic FOUR or FANtastic FOUR? See the full explainer video.

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