Identifying Yourself Through Language | Robyn Giffen | TEDxUBCOkanagan
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ส.ค. 2015
- Her talk will focus on the connections between language, culture, and identity drawing on her research with the Nabit speaking community.
Robyn is completing a Master’s degree in the Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies program at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus. Robyn's Master's research investigates the cultural considerations that influence people when they make decisions about language use, which is grounded in her work with the Nabdam community in northern Ghana where she helped Nabit speakers to develop an alphabet for their previously unwritten language.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx
English is my 3rd language, I've never been to an English-speaking country, and I can tell she's Canadian from the way she pronounces "about"... it's really not that difficult
yeah but to be fair northern midwest states like Wisconsin and Montana etc also carry this accent.
Absolutely Love this awesome video.
Very well done Robyn.
Fantastic talk!
Wow this was so goooddddd🤩🤩🥰🥰🥰
Perhaps do a simple audio treatment to remove the low frequency bumping before hashly uploading this with the annoying bumping noise every 0.33 sec?
That is SO annoying! I couldn't concentrate on what she was saying.
But it is due to the placement of the microphone closely in front of her mouth. It's catching certain sounds as she speaks that we wouldn't normally hear, mostly the strong breathy sounds. If the mic was moved more to the side of her face instead of in front of her mouth the mic wouldn't catch all that. These headset microphones are extremely sensitive and the sounds recorded can't be removed post production... maybe slightly minimize it but not much.
That's why we have sound checks!
It's the sound person's fault at the Ted talk place not whoever uploaded the video.
Peace :)
*_Where in the United States is Canada located?_*
Her accent sounds so familiar!!!
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Love this video. I don't get the difference between the accents of Americans and Canadians though. lolzzz
America is two continents, not just the USA. Same way that ´Britain´ is more than England.
No, it's not. Please read above comment to Dejate. I have never, not once ever, heard a canadian call the entire continent of North America just "America".. because that's not it's name.
The first thing I thought of when she mentioned she wasn't American was "Wait, what is she? European??" Then she proceeded to say she's Canadian-
Funny how Canadian is technically American because it belongs to the America continent.
I agree with you there, America is way more than USA; I've heard of people, including myself, use the term American to refer to being part of this side of the world. People from the USA need to get out of their bubble and realize they're not the only Americans, they are part of an entire continent.
No ones denying that. Quick lesson: In English, the word "American" refers to someone who is from the USA. Canadians are referred to as North Americans, but never just "Americans" as that would become confusing.
@@breauc well y’all say Columbus discovered America when in fact he never set foot in a country called America and the Indians that were discovered by Columbus himself are referred to as “native American” in history books, basically Indians that are not located in USA nor Canada, the indigenous that Columbus actually discovered were taíno and they reside mainly in Latin American territory. In historical reference y’all acknowledge a continent called America, especially when that was the original name used to define the whole Western Hemisphere. So yeah, y’all need to change the saying that Columbus “discovered America” especially when y’all claim now that you can only refer to the USA as America. A lot of uneducated people think Columbus landed in the USA when that is not true. And the native Americans that you claim only exist in USA (overlooking your education) are actually natives who NEVER encountered Columbus.
Excellent Presentation.... But Identity is not something personal something you can carry on your back with you all the time...
Actually that is exactly what the definition of identity is.
i·den·ti·ty
/ˌīˈden(t)ədē/
noun
noun: identity; plural noun: identities
1. the fact of being who or what a person or thing is.
Perhaps you're trying to say that it's not realistic for a person to go around making the country of their origin the main focus of their existence.
@@Way2Spirited Perhaps that's what he was trying to say, because identity is who you are lmao. you literally "carry" that everyday.
What are you talkin' abuuuuut?
Takamasa Omata *Aboat*
gosh, sorry but I'm confuse
Nice and interesting.
But, from the point of view of an european (me), you must accept your accent is very american...
Beanie, toque, tiugă, tigvă.
her ted talk is so boring she needs to add something to draw the audience attention...
This was very boring. She needs to work on her presentation skills.
Her accent doesn’t like Canadians. Very American accent.
I hate the way she said Ghanian she aint saying it right
canada is located in north america and therefor she's american, wtf
no she's not. she is Canadian. the only people that are American are people from the united states
In English, the word "American" refers to someone who is from the USA. Canadians are referred to as North Americans, but never just "Americans" as that would become confusing.
No, we (Canadians) are absolutely not Americans.
First, in Canada we have 2 officials languages (French and English).
Second, we have a parliamentary system in Canada. we have a Prime Minister not a president.
Third, we have a universal health-care system (it’s extremely expensive in the US)
Fourth: We have less social inequalities then our neighbour
Fifth: There’s lot less violence here
Sixth: The English accent is different
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@@olyl3859 Of course I know that they're two different countries but since they are both located on the continent of North America I would say shes American, although if you were to address which nation shes from, of course, she would be regarded as Canadian. But if your talking about continents an Argentinian person is just as much an American as a person from Texas or Vancouver, just like a British person is just as European as a Spanish person
Albert Granström I understand your point, but you have to understand that no one in North America, Central America or South America call themselves Americans except the one who are from United States 🇺🇸
For Canadians, it’s almost an insult to be call Americans.
This is so cringe. She combines the typical anti-Americanism that runs rampant in this country with an irritating middle-class priggishness and hoity-toity superiority.
Honestly, when she started telling her story, I thought that it was a joke. I couldn't believe that she would sincerely take offence simply because her British Columbian Accent sounds so similar to an adjacent Washington Accent to the point where even an American thought that she was American. I'm Canadian as well, and when I travel to Ireland and the UK, I'm often mistaken for an American. This certainly does not offend me -- it's a perfectly natural mistake to make. Our accents sound similar enough, both rhotic, etc.
But at 2:36, she definitely pronounces "about" in the Canadian fashion. She should rest assured; she doesn't sound American to me.
it was not a joke dear she is true
Am I the only one who noticed how badly this woman needed a drink? Her voice kept cracking and her mouth seemed extremely dry. Poor girl seemed very nervous..