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The Role of Gesture in the Evolution of Language.

From Grunts to Grammar: How Our Hands Helped Us Talk! (A Lecture on Gesture and Language Evolution) 🤸‍♀️🗣️ (Welcome, esteemed scholars, curious minds, and anyone who's ever tried to explain…

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Theories of Language Origin.

Theories of Language Origin: From Grunts to Grammar - A Humorous Linguistic Safari 🐒 Welcome, intrepid explorers of the human mind! Today, we embark on a grand expedition, a safari…

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The Archaeology of Language: Finding Clues About Language in the Archaeological Record.

The Archaeology of Language: Finding Clues About Language in the Archaeological Record - Lecture Transcript (Slide: A picture of Indiana Jones peering at a dusty tablet with hieroglyphs, but with…

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Glottochronology: Estimating the Time of Language Separation.

Glottochronology: Estimating the Time of Language Separation (A Hilariously Dated Adventure in Linguistic Dating!) (Lecture Hall lights dim, a single spotlight illuminates a slightly frazzled professor with a whiteboard marker…

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Lexicostatistics: Using Vocabulary to Date Language Divergence.

Lexicostatistics: Using Vocabulary to Date Language Divergence (A Hilarious & Hopefully Accurate Lecture) Welcome, linguistic Indiana Joneses! 🕵️‍♀️ Today, we're diving headfirst into the murky, exciting, and sometimes downright baffling…

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Exploring Language Isolates: Languages with No Known Relatives.

Exploring Language Isolates: Languages with No Known Relatives - A Linguistic Deep Dive (with Snacks!) 🥨 (Okay, the snacks are metaphorical. Unless you brought your own. Then share.) Welcome, word…

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The Universality of Language Structure.

Lecture: The Universality of Language Structure: We're All Just Talking Monkeys, Aren't We? 🐒🍌 (Opening slide: A chimpanzee scratching its head next to a globe, both looking equally perplexed.) Good…

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Language and Emotion: How Language Expresses and Shapes Feelings.

Language and Emotion: How Language Expresses and Shapes Feelings (A Humorous Lecture) (Welcome! Grab a metaphorical coffee ☕, settle in, and try not to fall asleep – this is gonna…

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Language and Memory: How Language Structures Our Recollections.

Language and Memory: How Language Structures Our Recollections - A Lecture (Lecture Hall Setup: A slightly disheveled professor paces the stage, occasionally tripping over a stack of books. A screen…

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Language Change in the Digital Age.

Language Change in the Digital Age: A Lecture (with Memes) (Slide 1: Title Slide - Colorful, pixelated font, image of a smartphone with emojis pouring out of it) Title: Language…

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