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In a hilarious exploration of modern language and its consistencies – and inconsistencies- Senior Lecturer in Classics and Linguistics Timothy Pulju shows the “Uncanny Science of Linguistic Reconstruction” and raises a dead language right before our eyes. .
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One of my favorite profs clearly hasn't lost his sense of humor 🙂
Language reconstruction can only take us a couple of thousand years and not beyond. Maybe geneticists and archaeologists can help linguists break this barrier. Combine the knowledge of the human evolution path and the genetic relationship of humans today. Then match them up.
Nerds from minnisota, rule! I know i spelled minisota wrong, but i can't remember how it's spelled.
Enjoyable and quite informative presentation, although surprised didn't make reference to the unique language our name Pulju(jarvi) originates from.
yes, but not in Hanover, New Hampshire quite so much, unfortunately
Fascinating. Thank you for posting.
YES. This is what a linguistics TED talk should aspire to be. I just came off of Mark Pagel's embarrassing exercise in ignorant presumption and this is has renewed my faith in humanity. The best talks make content, not showmanship, the primary focus. Pulju breaks a lot of the classic rules of public speaking but is still engaging, relatable, informative, and entertaining. The best professors are the ones who geek out over their material.
First met Tim when he was a freshman at Michigan State. Even then he was scary smart. He dropped into my Roman history class and outscored me on the test, because he had of course read the sources in the original Latin. He would have been infuriating if he was not also so funny and pleasant.
Mind blown.
I love Pulju!
Oh I see you Ruslan!
Wow, this guy is trying way too hard to be funny.
What an awesome talk.
Mind = blown!
I’m interested with this study.. i hope i could study Semitic language