Folk Grammar: Theories of Language from the Inside
Do languages look different from the inside? I got animated about opinions speakers have about their own languages. ~ Credits & sources ~ Sources document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K... Everything here builds on last sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v... Austronesian Alignment video: • Austronesian Alignment ASL fingerspelling example: • ASL Level 3 (toast, pie, yogurt, nuts, cof... ~ Shortly and sweetly ~ Last time, we met parts of speech that linguists identify in languages around the world. This time, consider views of language people have about their own languages. Subscribe for more: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_... Tip me once: https://www.ko-fi.com/NativLang Patronize me per creation: / nativlang Support: see aid calls in the last video's description box • Parts of speech English doesn't have, but ...

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