Swedish: The tj soundAcademia Cervena2015-03-23 | This video explains the Swedish tj sound, /ɕ/ – what it is, how it is pronounced, and how it is spelled.
——— The images of the mouth in cross section showing the tongue positions of /ɕ/ and /ʃ/ are CC-by-2.0 by Ishwar at Wikimedia Commons. ——— RELATED VIDEOS The Swedish SJ Sound, Part 1: Pronunciations youtube.com/watch?v=OvlwXQ1bDvc ——— FOLLOW / SUPPORT Youtube: youtube.com/c/AcademiaCervena Facebook: facebook.com/academiacervena Patreon: patreon.com/academiacervena ———Språkkrönika: Kan man tala svenska utan dialekt?Academia Cervena2024-04-12 | Vissa svenskar anser sig inte ha någon dialekt. Andra lägger stor möda på att träna bort den. Men kan man verkligen undkomma sin dialekt? Finns det en neutral svenska? ——— VIDARE LÄSNING Anders Svenssons krönika i Språktidningen: https://spraktidningen.se/kronikor/jag-tvattade-bort-min-egen-dialekt/ ——— BILD / MUSIK Bakgrundsbild i vattenfärg av kjpargeter på Freepik. Övriga bilder används med tillstånd.
Musik av Dominik Redenczki. ——— FÖLJ / STÖD Youtube: youtube.com/AcademiaCervena Facebook: facebook.com/academiacervena Patreon: patreon.com/academiacervena Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/academiacervena ———Can You Learn a Language While You Sleep?Academia Cervena2019-05-22 | Being able to learn a language while you sleep seems like the ultimate shortcut—but is it too good to be true? In this video we'll look at the hard facts regarding languages and sleep-learning, as well as check out the scientific studies usually presented as proof that it is effective. ——— EXTRA READING For two main TMR studies concerning languages, see: • Schreiner & Rasch. 2015. Boosting Vocabulary Learning by Verbal Cueing During Sleep. • Batterink & Paller. 2015. Sleep-based memory processing facilitates grammatical generalization.
For a critical review of TMR, see: • Schouten, Pereira et al. 2016. State of the art on targeted memory reactivation. ——— CREDITS Music by Degausser (trailtomars[ɑt]gmail[ɗot]com) ——— FOLLOW / SUPPORT Youtube: youtube.com/AcademiaCervena Facebook: facebook.com/academiacervena Patreon: patreon.com/academiacervena ———Introduction to the Danish LanguageAcademia Cervena2018-12-15 | Where is Danish spoken? What does the language look like? What is stød?
This video gives a brief but thorough overview of the Danish language, covering its geographical distribution, pronunciation, grammar, dialectal variation and much more.
——— NOTES • In the sample text, I have changed a name to a pronoun to avoid spoilers. • For pedagogical reasons, I transcribe some of the sounds (most notably [ɛ æ a]) with IPA values that more closely reflect how these sounds are actually pronounced, but which differ from how they are normally transcribed in descriptions of Danish phonology ([æ a ɑ]).
ERRATA • The Danish word 'mark' doesn't mean 'ground', but rather 'field'. ——— CREDITS A big thank you to Lise Horneman Hansen, PhD, and Marc D. S. Volhardt, MA, for their help, especially with regards to Danish pronunciation! Mange tak til jer!
Music by Thomas Brok. ——— FOLLOW / SUPPORT Youtube: youtube.com/c/AcademiaCervena Facebook: facebook.com/academiacervena Patreon: patreon.com/academiacervena ——— CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:11 Geography and status 3:18 Alphabet 3:59 Pronunciation 5:46 Grammar 7:30 Dialects 8:37 Relatedness 9:53 Sample ———Changing the Map of Europe Back to 1815Academia Cervena2018-07-05 | What did Europe look like in 1815? In this video we’ll redraw the map of Europe back to the year when Napoleon finally lost his grip on Europe, and when a new future was laid out at the Congress of Vienna.
NOTES • When pronouncing originally non-English names, I've adhered to the American English pronunciation given by the Merriam-Webster dictionary. • The borders of some smaller German and Italian states have been simplified for hopefully obvious reasons. • Hesse-Homburg did not join the German Confederation until 1817, but is nevertheless included here.
ERRATA • Serbia was granted autonomy within the Ottoman Empire already in late 1815. The territory corresponded to the Smederevo Sanjak/Belgrade Pashalik region. • The Kiurin khanate in the north Caucasus should be called 'Kurin'. • The two (artificial) lakes in present-day Ukraine did not exist in 1815. ——— Music by Magne Johansen soundcloud.com/user-158730231 ——— FOLLOW / SUPPORT Youtube: youtube.com/c/AcademiaCervena Facebook: facebook.com/academiacervena Patreon: patreon.com/academiacervena ——— CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 00:33 Background 01:49 Redrawing the map 11:31 Reflections ———Swedish Plurals with Vowel Change (Umlaut)Academia Cervena2018-05-07 | A small but important number of Swedish nouns change their main vowel when they become plural. This process is called umlaut (Sw. omljud), and is an essential piece of Swedish grammar. In this video, we'll have a thorough look at all of the 30 nouns in question, sort them into groups and also check out some related anecdotes.
——— Music by Magne Johansen soundcloud.com/user-158730231 ——— FOLLOW / SUPPORT Youtube: youtube.com/c/AcademiaCervena Facebook: facebook.com/academiacervena Patreon: patreon.com/academiacervena ———Why is sandwich called ‘smörgås’? (Swedish with English subtitles)Academia Cervena2018-02-28 | In Swedish, a sandwich is ‘smörgås’, which literally means butter-goose! Why is that? And the plural form is not 'smörgäss' (butter-geese), but 'smörgåsar' (butter-gooses). In this video we’ll sort out where this word comes from, and how it came to be declined the way it is.
Original Swedish version: youtube.com/watch?v=KNmHQH2EFPg ——— CREDITS ’Ölgås 1’ by Kalmar Auktionsverk/auctionet.se ’Ölgås 2’ by Auktionshuset Gomér & Andersson/auctionet.se ’Ölfågel in Bowl’ by Norsk Folkemuseum ‘Churn Dasher’ by Jodi Lenz/curiousacorn.blogspot.com ‘Butter in Buttermilk’ by Adam Engelhart ‘Buttermilk Straining’ by Rebecca Siegel ‘Kneaded Butter’ by Rebecca Siegel ‘Hot Cross Buns’ by Bob Peters
Version with English subtitles: ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03WyV1B9RuQ ——— BILD / MUSIK ’Ölgås 1’ av Kalmar Auktionsverk/auctionet.se ’Ölgås 2’ av Auktionshuset Gomér & Andersson/auctionet.se ’Ölfågel i skål’ av Norsk Folkemuseum ‘Kärnstav’ av Jodi Lenz/curiousacorn.blogspot.com ’Smör i kärnmjölk’ av Adam Engelhart ’Silad Kärnmjölk’ av Rebecca Siegel ’Knådat smör’ av Rebecca Siegel ’Korsbullar’ av Bob Peters
Övriga bilder använda med tillstånd.
Musik av Magne Johansen soundcloud.com/user-158730231 ——— FÖLJ / STÖD Youtube: youtube.com/c/AcademiaCervena Facebook: facebook.com/academiacervena Patreon: patreon.com/academiacervena ———Introduction to Finnish GrammarAcademia Cervena2017-10-31 | A brief overview of the grammar of Finnish. In this video I’ll go through the central pieces of Finnish grammar—phonological processes, case inflection, verbal forms, word order and much more—to give you an understanding and a feeling for how Finnish grammar functions on a more systematic level. After watching this, you should be well prepared to take on the more specific details of Finnish grammar in your further studies!
ERRATA - At 01:29, the 'e' in 'tulevaisuus' should be colored gold, as it's a neutral and not a back vowel. - At 12:37, one negative form is given as 'tietä'. This should of course be 'tiedä', like the rest of them. ——— CREDITS ‘Forest silhouette’ image by Freepik
Music by instagram.com/msp211ent ——— FOLLOW / SUPPORT Youtube: youtube.com/c/AcademiaCervena Facebook: facebook.com/academiacervena Patreon: patreon.com/academiacervena ——— CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 00:23 Phonological features of grammar 00:33 Vowel harmony 01:58 Consonant gradation 04:01 Overall structure 05:23 Features of Finnish grammar 05:54 The case system 07:33 Telicity (accusative vs partitive) 09:18 Word order 10:40 Possessive suffixes 11:16 Prepositions/Postpositions 11:38 Verbal conjugation 12:04 The negative verb 12:44 "Compact" verb forms 14:04 Enclitic particles (-ko, -pa, -kin) 14:48 Written vs spoken languageIntroduction to the Norwegian LanguageAcademia Cervena2017-08-03 | How many people speak Norwegian? What does the language look like? What are nynorsk and bokmål?
This video gives a brief but thorough overview of the Norwegian language, covering its history, dialects, grammar and written standards.
——— The sample text in nynorsk has been updated to conform to the latest spelling reform for the purpose of this video. Its title has been left unchanged. ——— FOLLOW / SUPPORT Youtube: youtube.com/c/AcademiaCervena Facebook: facebook.com/academiacervena Patreon: patreon.com/academiacervena ———Footnotes to Introduction to NorwegianAcademia Cervena2017-08-03 | A couple of fun facts that didn't fit in 'Introduction to the Norwegian Language'. In this video, we'll talk about the name for Norway, the letter Å, the origin of the term 'nynorsk' and what positions 19th century politicians took in the language question.
——— Channel: youtube.com/c/AcademiaCervena Facebook: facebook.com/academiacervena ———Swedish Pitch Accent Revisited: Dialectal VariationAcademia Cervena2017-06-08 | If you thought we were done with the Swedish pitch accent, think again! In this video we'll have a look at how the pitch accent sounds in the various regions across the Swedish speaking area, leaving no corner behind! We'll discuss pitch contours, compounding, lexical variation and other things that give the different dialects their unique flavors! Learning or speaking Swedish, you'll definitely encounter every different accent type at some point, and by watching this video you'll be able to understand where they come from and how they differ from each other!
PREQUEL Understanding the Swedish Pitch Accent youtube.com/watch?v=lXp7_Sjgm34 ——— FOLLOW / SUPPORT Youtube: youtube.com/c/AcademiaCervena Facebook: facebook.com/academiacervena Patreon: patreon.com/academiacervena ———Understanding the Japanese Writing SystemAcademia Cervena2017-02-11 | Japanese writing uses not only one—but three different scripts! At the same time! Why? And how does this work? In this video you’ll get to familiarize yourself with kanji, hiragana and katakana, and learn how they interact with each other to create the unique synthesis of written Japanese. If you don't have any previous knowledge of Japanese writing, this is a good place to start!
Note that this video focuses on how the three scripts are *used*, and how they relate to each other. It does *not* present the various characters from each script, or explain how the scripts function on a deeper systematic level.
NOTES • For answers to frequent comments, please see the pinned comment below.
ERRATA • At 2:02, the characters ほ / ホ are incorrectly given as 'ha'. They really represent 'ho'. 'Ha' is represented by は / ハ. • At 5:04, the kanji is wrong. The kanji for 'muda' is 無駄, and not 鮫 (which is the kanji for 'same', used previously). ——— The study mentioned in the video is « Chikamatsu et al. 2000. A Japanese logographic character frequency list for cognitive science research. Behavior Research Methods, vol. 32 (3), pp. 482–500. » ——— FOLLOW / SUPPORT Youtube: youtube.com/c/AcademiaCervena Facebook: facebook.com/academiacervena Patreon: patreon.com/academiacervena ——— CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 00:40 Introducing the scripts 03:11 When are kanji used? 03:48 When are hiragana used? 04:22 When are katakana used? 05:17 Frequency of the different scripts 06:36 How it all goes together 10:51 Conclusion ———Introduction to the Sami LanguagesAcademia Cervena2016-12-21 | What kind of language is Sami? Well, several, to begin with! In this video, you’ll get a complete overview of the Sami language family: what the languages look and sound like, where they are spoken, how they are related, and much more! Sami has been spoken in the same area for over 1500 years, and learning about the Sami languages means you will get a better understanding of the linguistic landscape of northern Europe, and gain new insights about indigenous languages in the face of modern nation states.
——— IMAGE CREDITS ‘Girl having her nose measured’ by Sophia Olsson (from the movie Sami Blood). ‘Teaching assimilation’ by Céline Auzias ‘Sami language bracelets’ by Norwegian Sami Parliament (campaign ‘Speak Sami to me’) ‘Jon Henrik Fjällgren at Eurovision’ by SVT ‘Trilingual park sign’ by Hilde Sollid ‘Pite Sami dictionary’ by Samica, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg ——— FOLLOW / SUPPORT Youtube: youtube.com/c/AcademiaCervena Facebook: facebook.com/academiacervena Patreon: patreon.com/academiacervena ———Ruotsin kielen ääntämisen pikakurssiAcademia Cervena2016-12-01 | Miten ruotsia äännetään? Älä huoli! Tässä videossa käyn läpi ruotsin kielen ääntämyksen kannalta tärkeimmät seikat: vokaalit, konsonantit, pituus ja painotus. En selitä yksityiskohtaisesti kuinka ruotsin kieltä äännetään, vaan annan kokonaiskuvan siitä, miten järjestelmä toimii. Näin saat huomattavasti paremman yleisymmärryksen ääntämyksestä, ja vakaan perustan, jolle voit kehittää ääntämystäsi eteenpäin. Koska kaikki äännejärjestelmän osat ovat koko ajan keskenään vuorovaikutuksessa, on yleiskatsauksen hankkiminen ensiksi ehdottoman hyvä idea! Suomenkieliselle ruotsin – ja etenkin suomenruotsin – ääntämys ei ole kovinkaan vaikeaa (sen lupaan), vaikka se ensi näkemältä voikin siltä joskus vaikuttaa.
——— En oikeastaan itse puhu kovinkaan paljon suomea, ja olen tämän takia saanut hyvin paljon apua kielen kanssa eräältä nimettömältä ystävältä. Hänelle haluan esittää suurkiitokset! Kaikki poikkeukselliset ääntämykset ovat kuitenkin ainoastaan minun omiani. ——— SEURAA / TUE Youtube: youtube.com/c/AcademiaCervena Facebook: facebook.com/academiacervena Patreon: patreon.com/academiacervena ———Introduction to the Finnish LanguageAcademia Cervena2016-09-27 | Where is Finnish spoken? Where did it come from? What does it look and sound like?
This video presents the Finnish language and gives a brief overview of its geographical distribution, history, writing system, linguistic relationships, grammar and sound.
——— FOLLOW / SUPPORT Youtube: youtube.com/c/AcademiaCervena Facebook: facebook.com/academiacervena Patreon: patreon.com/academiacervena ———Sveriges gränser från 1150 till idagAcademia Cervena2016-08-16 | Sverige har inte alltid haft den form som det har idag. Ända sedan landets bildande har dess gränser ändrats och justerats, om och om igen. Krig, nybyggande och diplomati har lett till att nya områden tillkommit och att andra försvunnit. Många landskap som idag är självklart svenska har varit del av Sverige kortare tid än många som inte längre är det.
I den här filmen visas Sveriges territoriella utbredning från ca 1150 till idag, 2016, med varje gränsförändring förklarad och satt i sin kontext.
——— Kom ihåg att det här är en populärvetenskaplig film, och att vissa förenklingar har varit nödvändiga vad gäller årtal och omständigheter. För tiden före Kalmarunionen är sådana dessutom oundvikliga, eftersom exakta källor i många fall saknas. ——— FÖLJ / STÖD Youtube: youtube.com/c/AcademiaCervena Facebook: facebook.com/academiacervena Patreon: patreon.com/academiacervena ———Changing the Map of Europe Back to 1933Academia Cervena2016-08-16 | What did Europe look like before the Second World War? This video redraws the map of Europe from 2016 to 1933 while explaining what’s happened.
1933 is only 83 years back in time, but still an entire world away. This is the year of the interwar period when the Nazis took power in Germany, leading to enormous consequences for Europe, that forever altered the political, cultural and geographical landscape of the continent.
ERRATA • The small island of Lagosta, off the Adriatic coast, is marked as part of 1933 Yugoslavia. It was in fact part of Italy. • The eastern part of present-day Moldova (the Transnistria region) is merged into 1933 Romania. It should instead be separated and merged with the Soviet Union. • In northern present-day Morocco, the Tangier International Zone is missing from the 1933 map. • Spanish Morocco is shown as slighly too large. • The Dutch province of Flevoland didn't yet exist in 1933, as it was still under water. • The Franco-Italian border is very slightly off, as Italy in 1914 should include some minor areas of France. ——— RELATED VIDEOS Changing the Map of Europe Back to 1815 youtube.com/watch?v=66rycNCY-xM Changing the Map of Europe Back to 1914 youtube.com/watch?v=469Zl8n5oBc ——— FOLLOW / SUPPORT Youtube: youtube.com/c/AcademiaCervena Facebook: facebook.com/academiacervena Patreon: patreon.com/academiacervena ———The Swedish SJ Sound, Part 3: SpellingAcademia Cervena2016-03-03 | In how many ways can you spell the SJ sound? This video goes through them all, and explains why there is no real reason to worry about it.
This is part 3 of 3 in a series about the Swedish SJ sound.
RELATED VIDEOS Swedish: The tj sound youtube.com/watch?v=KtpbB5-kA_0 ——— Thanks to Dr. Daniel Currie Hall for the base images of the mouth in cross section, from his Interactive Sagittal Section (http://smu-facweb.smu.ca/~s0949176/sammy/)! ——— FOLLOW / SUPPORT Youtube: youtube.com/c/AcademiaCervena Facebook: facebook.com/academiacervena Patreon: patreon.com/academiacervena ———The History behind de / dem (Swedish with English subtitles)Academia Cervena2015-06-03 | Why is it that 'de' och 'dem' are spelled differently, yet pronounced the same? This video gets to the bottom of the origin of the words—and explains where they come from, and how they have evolved and been pronounced throughout history up until today.
For the original Swedish-only version, go here: youtube.com/watch?v=5ESsy8BCFH8 ——— The image of the runestone depicts U 164, and is CC-by-2.5 by the Swedish National Heritage Board (Riksantikvarieämbetet).
Thanks to Mikael Parkvall for the base map of the Swedish speaking areas! ——— FOLLOW / SUPPORT Youtube: youtube.com/c/AcademiaCervena Facebook: facebook.com/academiacervena Patreon: patreon.com/academiacervena ———Historien bakom de / demAcademia Cervena2015-06-03 | Hur kommer det sig att man stavar 'de' och 'dem' olika, men ändå uttalar dem likadant? Den här filmen går till botten med ordens ursprung – och förklarar varifrån de kommer, och hur de har utvecklats och uttalats genom historien fram till i dag.
For a version with English subtitles, go here: youtube.com/watch?v=ld9ieozJ-ws ——— Bilden på runstenen föreställer U 164, och är CC-by-2.5 av Riksantikvarieämbetet.
Tack till Mikael Parkvall för grundkartan över de svenskspråkiga områdena! ——— FÖLJ / STÖD Youtube: youtube.com/c/AcademiaCervena Facebook: facebook.com/academiacervena Patreon: patreon.com/academiacervena ———Swedish Word Order: BasicsAcademia Cervena2015-02-21 | This video presents the very basics of Swedish word order. You'll learn how to form basic statements and questions with one and two verbs, and you will also learn how to negate them.
——— For more information on prosody, and how it relates to the Swedish pitch accent, check out my video "Understanding the Swedish Pitch Accent" at http://youtu.be/lXp7_Sjgm34 ——— FOLLOW / SUPPORT Youtube: youtube.com/c/AcademiaCervena Facebook: facebook.com/academiacervena Patreon: patreon.com/academiacervena ———The Swedish AlphabetAcademia Cervena2015-01-24 | This video presents the Swedish alphabet; what letters there are, how they are pronounced, and how they are declined. It also comments on the difference between letters and sounds.
Through this video, you will learn not only how to spot long vowels (and consonants), but you will get a better understanding of how the Swedish spelling system functions.
In this video, the Swedish vowels are presented one by one together with the sounds that they represent. An overview of the sounds gone through is shown at the end.
In this video, important features of the Swedish vowel system are presented, to allow for better understanding of the actual sounds, that are later presented individually in part 2.
ERRATA • Vatican City was established in 1929 and should not appear on the final 1914 map. • The central parts of the 1914 German border with Russia are slightly too advanced. • Germany in 1914 should also include a very small part of present-day eastern Czechia (the so-called 'Hultschiner Ländchen'). • Spanish Morocco is shown as slighly too large. • The Dutch province of Flevoland didn't yet exist in 1914, as it was still under water. • The Franco-Italian border is very slightly off, as Italy in 1914 should include some minor areas of France. ——— RELATED VIDEOS Changing the Map of Europe Back to 1815 youtube.com/watch?v=66rycNCY-xM Changing the Map of Europe Back to 1933 youtube.com/watch?v=QUYZN5qi-FQ ——— FOLLOW / SUPPORT Youtube: youtube.com/c/AcademiaCervena Facebook: facebook.com/academiacervena Patreon: patreon.com/academiacervena ———Introduction to the Swedish LanguageAcademia Cervena2014-11-30 | This video presents the Swedish language and its surroundings, where it is spoken, how it is written, what its grammar looks like, what it sounds like, and more!