What You Should Know Before Going Into Linguistics

แชร์
ฝัง
  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 พ.ย. 2024

ความคิดเห็น • 98

  • @Aiphen240
    @Aiphen240 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    "you gotta do what you have to do."
    "You should not worry if you gonna get a job in this."
    Thank you so so much.
    This something will always stay stuck in my mind.❤

  • @freyashipley6556
    @freyashipley6556 2 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    I'd add: be aware that linguistics is a huge field whose spectrum reaches all the way from something related to anthropology to something related to computer science. If you happen to be among people who are focused on (say) corpus linguistics, and that's not your thing, remember that there are lots of other kinds of linguistics out there. Also, learn about the significant difference between formal & descriptive linguistics, and think about which one appeals to you.

    • @apolitical1114
      @apolitical1114 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Helpful!

    • @rigure
      @rigure ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I've always been interested in culture, later gor interested in technology and now I'm incredibly fascinated by AI... What to do? :D

    • @freyashipley6556
      @freyashipley6556 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rigure My suggestion would be, try it all! If you're already at a university, find out who the great teachers are there and take everything they offer. Wait as long as you can before deciding on a focus. Have fun!

  • @gringa23
    @gringa23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    I love how languages work. Somethings is one language makes sense than the other. I would love to spend my life learning languages and maintain them as I dissect them bit by bit.

    • @devdeepbanerjee6359
      @devdeepbanerjee6359 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same as well

    • @english3881
      @english3881 ปีที่แล้ว

      Can u share ur insta or fb with me?? Wanna discuss language

    • @rigure
      @rigure ปีที่แล้ว

      Ohh 'maintain them'!!! I live in Switzerland, where we have 4 languages. However one of them is barely used and I think it's not used outside of the country: Romantsch (atleast that's how we call it). Even the native speakers speak another language, mostly German, because it's barely useful and I find it such a sad thought that in a few centuries linguists may struggle to relearn the language because it's gotten so lost... At the very least I want to learn it and maybe teach it to anyone who cares in the future...? I don't know, I desperately don't want it to get lost!!! I speak neither French nor Italian, even though they'd be very useful, I care little for them. But I don't want Romantsch to be worthless... no language is worthless! I hope that somehow, by any means, I can get some people interested in it, it's not too late yet, it's still alive

    • @SemHoundie
      @SemHoundie 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same for me 🤭

    • @mushedupbrain7195
      @mushedupbrain7195 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Do try arabic. You'll be bombarded with awes

  • @rigure
    @rigure ปีที่แล้ว +35

    1:50 made me so happy, because I love linguistics but I'm so afraid to study it because I don't know if it will be any useful in my search for a profession... and of course everyone is pulling me down, saying I shouldn't waste years of studying, it's too unsure if I'll find a job... but a few years ago I had no passion, I was bored in school and started making an alphabet for fun, figured I might aswell make words... figured then I could also make the entire language from scratch... could make a fictional world for it... found out it's called a conlang, got into worldbuilding, which is separate from linguistics but tied to my conlang... I have two passions now: Linguistics and fantasy/worldbuilding. If I ignore them because they seem to be useless, then what do I live for? Just to survive?

    • @_H1R0_
      @_H1R0_ 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hers is a horrible take, if money isn't a problem, she is right. But if you don't have the luxury to study something that won't lead to a career, you would be wasting your time and money studying linguistics.

    • @rigure
      @rigure 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@_H1R0_ That's not a horrible take, that's perfectly reasonable. But I think it should stay a plan... I mean, I've been switching jobs every half year, so I don't really believe in careers... I have the luxury of having money saved up, although I still need to figure out how to balance it so I don't end up broke after school. Even if I didn't, then I'd save up, because I think true love is worth it... there are of course situations where it's impossible... _certain_ governments should not let such situations exist.

    • @julin8597
      @julin8597 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      One can segway into teaching and speech and language therapy to improve employment opportunities after the degree until they land their dream job. I won't lie underearning is rough and being without money is even worse. At least with a good income you can comfortably meet your needs, enrich your life in other ways. It can also give you a better foundation and stability to move towards the career you want or business. All the best!

    • @rigure
      @rigure 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      So, anyways, change of plans atm. I might study unofficially, since I don't need a certificate. I'll probably end up switching with mom because I struggle to keep a job and she wants to work away from home, so I'll take the job of household upkeep and pet care and just learn on the side via online resources. That works too!

    • @avacmw
      @avacmw 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hey, if you’re talking about uni/college courses, why not take linguistics alongside another subject you like and which has more career opportunities? For example, I want to do psychology and linguistics. If you love linguistics though, you shouldn’t worry. You will find a path you love :)

  • @pauserepeat787
    @pauserepeat787 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    I'm watching this video as procrastination on writing my thesis and one minute in, the author I'm precisely working on for my thesis pops in
    Ok time to go back

    • @morgaaaaaa
      @morgaaaaaa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      how did it go??

    • @burningweed547
      @burningweed547 ปีที่แล้ว

      Whoaaaa that's crazy talk about a slap from the universe lol

    • @tamarunitamaruni4724
      @tamarunitamaruni4724 ปีที่แล้ว

      how did your thesis go?

  • @hxcily
    @hxcily 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I’m barely into high school but I’ve already decided to study linguistics post-secondary, I really like studying different languages and the way language forms and develops interests me a lot. I hope I stick with it until the end…

    • @keveli3338
      @keveli3338 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Good for you! Honestly I wish I had the motivation to look for something. If you are interested in entering at the community college or university level, always ask for guidance what pre-requisites will prepare you for your journey. I didn't graduate middle school which really took passion from me to study harder for something, don't give up, right now that you are in high school explore, and don't let anything stop you. I'm 31 and still dreaming. It is never to late to dream, just learn how to manage time. I'd recommend to learn about how to manage finances so you won't struggle with not knowing how to balance life, finance and so on. Always but things you need, and not what you need until you know you have more than enough to spend on wants.

    • @zkiecstt
      @zkiecstt 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      same for me!

  • @Mopsspoof
    @Mopsspoof 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    I’ve been studying how English works and it’s opened such a window for me into understanding how other languages work. Breaking down words with suffixes/prefixes and how sentences are formed is helping me learn another language (which is German)-I’ve always been fascinated with it, and it will certainly help me with creating stories and writing things. There is definitely SO much more I can learn from language study even throughout English-not even getting started on the Romance languages, or Altaic ones.

    • @TurkanIsayeva
      @TurkanIsayeva 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Can you tell me exact name of your major?

    • @Klissaura
      @Klissaura ปีที่แล้ว

      Yess please

  • @TJ-gy9om
    @TJ-gy9om 2 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    I believe linguistics is literally the meaning of life. All gods were created because language wasn’t sophisticated enough to describe the human condition. Language still isn’t enough to describe the human condition. Some people think there is a finite amount of ways for language to manifest due to physical constraints. It might be, but there is no doubt an incalculable number that only computers 10,000 years in the future can calculate. Language is how we think and language is infinite. So life is amazing because there is always something to learn.

    • @TJ-gy9om
      @TJ-gy9om 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I don’t believe in god but I believe that if I pursue linguistics there might be a chance of happiness in the face of the statistical anomaly of humans.

    • @Mopsspoof
      @Mopsspoof 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      For me, I know language is communication. Everything about us is all about communicating, and languages are so cool because we learned how to communicate so well unlike any other form of life!

    • @nanashi7779
      @nanashi7779 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "All gods were created because language wasn’t sophisticated enough to describe the human condition"
      Do you mind expanding on this a little? Sounds like an interesting point

    • @English_Amira
      @English_Amira 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Gods aren't created , gods can't create themselves ever , there's only one god who created the whole universe , and we too

    • @divineokereke6508
      @divineokereke6508 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​​​@@English_Amira thank you very much. His name is God the Father ( God himself), God the son(Jesus Christ who died for our sins i.e God himself) and God the holy spirit(the one inside of us who helps us follow the right path i.e also God himself ). He is Trinity. Three in one and still remains God.

  • @fishfillaid
    @fishfillaid 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    i am currently in senior high school and living in a stem strand but I am really passionate in words (I even consider myself as a logophile). in junior high, i discovered linguistics course in college exists. it feels like every letter of "linguistics" attracted every part of me. hopefully, i get into my dream university to explore this field furthermore.
    1:48 "You should do what you love to do. And you should not worry am I going to get a job on this because you can create your own future. It sounds idealistic but there's no point in studying something/getting a job you don't like. You just have to do something you like."

  • @boyslimou4304
    @boyslimou4304 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    thank u for little bit of this motivation video and one day i will be sucseed and i will be proud in my self to choos this speciality

  • @YeshuaIsTheTruth
    @YeshuaIsTheTruth 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I was hoping to hear, "These are some jobs you can do" but instead i heard, "Its interesting so throw caution to the wind".

  • @rwnbus
    @rwnbus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I don't know how and why I ended up watching this video the night before the exam for my Phonetics class, for which I have no idea what to study...

  • @LuciferHades7733
    @LuciferHades7733 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I just learnt recently that one can never score full marks in a language, because it keeps evolving and the punctuation varies from person to person, so, summing it we never know if we're correct or not LOL and i realised i didn't use punctuation in this comment

  • @HamzaRawashdeh-wf5ng
    @HamzaRawashdeh-wf5ng 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I can & I’ll do my PhD in linguistics ✍🏽✍🏽

  • @faveychi
    @faveychi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    How far can someone go with linguistics

    • @homosapien.a6364
      @homosapien.a6364 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      @Mr Unst working as a languages translator
      in a lot of businesses such as
      on Netflix of companies or even a school teacher

    • @victorgabrielbuena
      @victorgabrielbuena 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      developing algorithms for artificial intelligence and speech recognition technology

    • @zombieinfection1999
      @zombieinfection1999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @Mr Unst your ignorance is palpable

    • @Robin-u5n
      @Robin-u5n 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@homosapien.a6364You don't have to major in linguistics to be a translator

  • @BirdLegacyBlades
    @BirdLegacyBlades 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Our linguistics graduate, bachelors, can't find a job and works at the Gap the last two years.

  • @pb3842
    @pb3842 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love the t-shirt

  • @RushikeshDeshpande8
    @RushikeshDeshpande8 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    its a very good video. Thanks.

  • @emraankha
    @emraankha 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    What are the career options once you after completing a linguistic degree ?

    • @5pm_Hazyblue
      @5pm_Hazyblue ปีที่แล้ว +8

      NLP, data science, language pathology, langauge teaching, and of course academia.

    • @asivenama6766
      @asivenama6766 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@5pm_Hazyblueplease explain what is NLP and what do you do in/with data science

  • @linguisticstudent
    @linguisticstudent 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Nice video! 🇮🇩✨

  • @liviu445
    @liviu445 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm writing a philosophical theory, Surely I should know the limitations of language right?.

  • @user-jc9lh6uo6i
    @user-jc9lh6uo6i 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Hi, I am an undergraduate in business administration I am highly interested in taking up linguistics what prior classes do I need to take if I want to apply for a master's in linguistics??

    • @bot6365
      @bot6365 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you are here in India, you need to practice grammar frequently and read a particular book "An Introduction to Linguage" by Victoria Fromkin . So, from that you will get ideas about how language works...

    • @Mirae_06
      @Mirae_06 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bot6365hey could you tell me some more about linguistics (in India) cause I am in 12th grade and would graduate high school in 2024 and I am confused about what to choose after 12th and since I like to know about languages so I was wondering about Linguistics.
      It’d help a lot!!

  • @asifmuniruniverse7732
    @asifmuniruniverse7732 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As we see in story of Daniels in they throw three men to fire but after that see four men to in fire

  • @fatimabhatti1382
    @fatimabhatti1382 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I did masters in English Literature from Pakistan.Please can you guide me which course should I adopt for further studies which also has a good scope in uk ?

    • @Klissaura
      @Klissaura ปีที่แล้ว

      Hbo translater ofcourse

  • @pacitychepkoech-mv1jo
    @pacitychepkoech-mv1jo 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I have a degree in linguistics .

    • @TaiwoAyomide-qq9cv
      @TaiwoAyomide-qq9cv หลายเดือนก่อน

      Am a linguistics student I would like to learn more from you

  • @asifmuniruniverse7732
    @asifmuniruniverse7732 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Peoples know they who serve to God

  • @haninabdou2138
    @haninabdou2138 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    how many available languages can I study

  • @PEARLWASHINGTON-n4p
    @PEARLWASHINGTON-n4p ปีที่แล้ว

    hey, am pearl . Am a graduate of French language and i love learning new languages. i love to come over to York University for a masters program in French Language and Linguistics. so i need all to help i can get in securing a Scholarship for the program. thanks.

  • @Squad21ent
    @Squad21ent ปีที่แล้ว

    I pray my communication effort is received at the full sincerity intended by the scribe. linguistics is an obsession that I have publicly acknowledged in relative recency via accepted common definition; moreover the unrefined, yet overt mental recall to the field of thoughts has existed for me as far back as I may recall. any recommendations for self study and recordings of proficiency in regards?

  • @user-globalgrammar2752
    @user-globalgrammar2752 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Do you know why languages have other word order?

    • @5pm_Hazyblue
      @5pm_Hazyblue ปีที่แล้ว

      this is a big question from your nickname i can see you a Korean speaker. so i highly recommend checking out 언어학하고있네 a blog dedicated to linguistics

    • @user-globalgrammar2752
      @user-globalgrammar2752 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@5pm_Hazyblue Where can I find it?

  • @hazrathussain9653
    @hazrathussain9653 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Please someone tells me English subject in BS level is easy or difficult

  • @Kaylab744
    @Kaylab744 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I speak 5 different languages and I’m ready

    • @ajwinkler2375
      @ajwinkler2375 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What? Lol

    • @brianfirguy
      @brianfirguy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      No you don’t

    • @OscarTorres-sr9sb
      @OscarTorres-sr9sb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Linguistics isn't learning how to speak languages but more about studying their abstract properties

    • @Kaylab744
      @Kaylab744 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Óscar Torres thanks for letting me know 🙏🏽

    • @Kaylab744
      @Kaylab744 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Brian I speak English, Kiswahili, Lugisu, Luganda and kihaya . I can now understand Spanish and I’m working on speaking it . I also used to understand French, i took French through out the entire time I was in school. Oh I went to school in Uganda and Tanzania 😉. I made sure I was leaving with these languages 😝.

  • @asifmuniruniverse7732
    @asifmuniruniverse7732 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    bye

  • @VVeltanschauung187
    @VVeltanschauung187 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    How much money 💰 do I get paid

    • @brianfirguy
      @brianfirguy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      A cheeseburger

    • @penguinlim
      @penguinlim ปีที่แล้ว +1

      honestly... linguistics is a field of passion, not wealth. you study it because you love it, not because you want to become rich

  • @chimmychimmy702
    @chimmychimmy702 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    How many languages can I learn

    • @beachturkey7643
      @beachturkey7643 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      all of them

    • @Naz_Babar
      @Naz_Babar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Linguistics is not about learning many languages. Linguistics is the scientific study of language.

    • @xxscarletxx1356
      @xxscarletxx1356 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Naz_Babar how will you study it?

    • @horaciozini5446
      @horaciozini5446 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@xxscarletxx1356 throwing a rock to it and seeing how it reacts