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Series Details
About
[Schoolhouse Summer Camp]
Linguistics is the science behind human languages, which we of course use all the time. In this series, we will cover a variety of fascinating concepts, tools, and trivia.
Examples:
- Concept: "Minimal Pairs" - Some languages care about certain sound distinctions while others don't, e.g. "ta" and "tha" in Hindi.
- Tools: Why do vowels sound different from consonants? Praat plots a spectrogram of your speech so you can visually see the difference.
- Trivia: English and the Austronesian language Mbarbaram both use the word “dog” to refer to canines.
Tutor Qualifications
I double-majored in Linguistics
✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY
You are free to attend/skip whichever sessions you want.
Dates
July 3 - July 31
Learners
41 / 50
Total Sessions
4
About the Tutor
PL
DT
Teaching Saturdays at 9am US/Pacific. I’m a software engineer and a former CS TA in college. Looking forward to helping you achieve your learning goals and appreciate the usefulness of what you’re learning!
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