Comments on: Story of Human Language – great introductory audio course on linguistics http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/09/story-of-human-language-great-introductory-audio-course-on-linguistics/ > From inner thoughts to the outer limits of Alexandre Rafalovitch Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:01:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Alexandre Rafalovitch http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/09/story-of-human-language-great-introductory-audio-course-on-linguistics/comment-page-1/#comment-253 Alexandre Rafalovitch Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:48:04 +0000 http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/09/story-of-human-language-great-introductory-audio-course-on-linguistics/#comment-253 Hi Raegan, Thanks for the links. It is always good to see recommended courses. There is certainly no way to diminish the importance of studying a language. On the other hand, (popular) linguistics may make it easier to tolerate the frustrating parts of learning a language (such as irregular pronunciation and complex tenses) by giving those exceptions interesting historical contexts and, therefore, providing some way to engage the brain and soothe the nerves. Hi Raegan,

Thanks for the links. It is always good to see recommended courses. There is certainly no way to diminish the importance of studying a language.

On the other hand, (popular) linguistics may make it easier to tolerate the frustrating parts of learning a language (such as irregular pronunciation and complex tenses) by giving those exceptions interesting historical contexts and, therefore, providing some way to engage the brain and soothe the nerves.

]]> By: Raegan Miles http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/09/story-of-human-language-great-introductory-audio-course-on-linguistics/comment-page-1/#comment-252 Raegan Miles Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:50:22 +0000 http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/09/story-of-human-language-great-introductory-audio-course-on-linguistics/#comment-252 I listened to the first part of the series, and found it quite interesting, thank you for making it available. I seem to have hit my limit with academic linguistics however. For the last few months I studied modern standard Arabic with <a href="http://www.tolearnarabic.com" rel="nofollow">tolearnarabic.com</a> in Damascus Syria and made great progress in an immersion environment. Linguistic study is wonderful, but sometimes you have to take a step back and study -a language- to get perspective. ;) I listened to the first part of the series, and found it quite interesting, thank you for making it available. I seem to have hit my limit with academic linguistics however. For the last few months I studied modern standard Arabic with tolearnarabic.com in Damascus Syria and made great progress in an immersion environment. Linguistic study is wonderful, but sometimes you have to take a step back and study -a language- to get perspective. ;)

]]> By: Alexandre Rafalovitch http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/09/story-of-human-language-great-introductory-audio-course-on-linguistics/comment-page-1/#comment-251 Alexandre Rafalovitch Mon, 29 Oct 2007 23:19:14 +0000 http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/09/story-of-human-language-great-introductory-audio-course-on-linguistics/#comment-251 Doug, Thanks for the links. I noticed the groups are still empty even after you pointed to them from seemingly every internet article on the Teaching Company. I guess that's because you just started. I hope you get the discussions going but, in all honesty, I do not see the benefit of interaction beyond the initial endorsement of the product and the company. Certainly I have nothing more to contribute beyond what I have already said. Doug,

Thanks for the links. I noticed the groups are still empty even after you pointed to them from seemingly every internet article on the Teaching Company. I guess that’s because you just started.

I hope you get the discussions going but, in all honesty, I do not see the benefit of interaction beyond the initial endorsement of the product and the company. Certainly I have nothing more to contribute beyond what I have already said.

]]> By: Doug van Orsow http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/09/story-of-human-language-great-introductory-audio-course-on-linguistics/comment-page-1/#comment-250 Doug van Orsow Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:18:17 +0000 http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/09/story-of-human-language-great-introductory-audio-course-on-linguistics/#comment-250 Fellow Teaching Company addicts can now view Yahoo groups and phpbb forums: A forum on each individual lecture in all recent courses: http://teachingcompany.12.forumer.com/index.php My posts in Robert Hazen's "Origins of Life" forum: http://teachingcompany.12.forumer.com/viewforum.php?f=17 Some of my new Yahoo groups: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Teaching_Company_Users/?yguid=317656331 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Teaching_Company_Users_Professor/?yguid=317656331 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Teaching_Company_Users_Subject/?yguid=317656331 Doug van Orsow moderator Fellow Teaching Company addicts can now view Yahoo groups and phpbb forums:

A forum on each individual lecture in all recent courses:
http://teachingcompany.12.forumer.com/index.php

My posts in Robert Hazen’s “Origins of Life” forum:
http://teachingcompany.12.forumer.com/viewforum.php?f=17

Some of my new Yahoo groups:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Teaching_Company_Users/?yguid=317656331
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Teaching_Company_Users_Professor/?yguid=317656331
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Teaching_Company_Users_Subject/?yguid=317656331

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