Steven Pinker: Linguistics as a Window to Understanding the Brain | Big Think – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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Интерактивная стенограмма и выделения
1.My name is Steve Pinker, and I’m Professor of Psychology at Harvard University
2.And today I’m going to speak to you about language
3.I’m actually not a linguist, but a cognitive scientist
4.I’m not so much interested as language as an object in its own right, but as a window to the human mind
5.Language is one of the fundamental topics in the human sciences
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Ключевая лексика (CEFR C1)
conspicuously
B2In a conspicuous manner; noticeably.
Example:
"but as a window to the human mind. Language is one of the fundamental topics in the human sciences. It’s the trait that most conspicuously distinguishes humans"
distinguishes
B2To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics.
Example:
"but as a window to the human mind. Language is one of the fundamental topics in the human sciences. It’s the trait that most conspicuously distinguishes humans"
scientific
B1Of, or having to do with science.
Example:
"scientific mysteries such as, how did language evolve in this particular species? How does"
mysteries
B1A number of secret societies or cults
Example:
"scientific mysteries such as, how did language evolve in this particular species? How does"
particular
B1A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.
Example:
"scientific mysteries such as, how did language evolve in this particular species? How does"
listening
B1To pay attention to a sound or speech.
Example:
"doing for the next hour. You’re going to be listening patiently as a guy makes noise as he exhales. Now, why would you do something like that? It’s not that I can claim that"
patiently
B1In a patient manner.
Example:
"doing for the next hour. You’re going to be listening patiently as a guy makes noise as he exhales. Now, why would you do something like that? It’s not that I can claim that"
surprising
B1To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected.
Example:
"the brain compute language? But also, language has many practical applications not surprisingly"
distinguish
B2To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics.
Example:
"but as a window to the human mind. Language is one of the fundamental topics in the human sciences. It’s the trait that most conspicuously distinguishes humans"
contribution
B2Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole.
Example:
"phenomenon. It’s the original wiki, which aggregates the contributions of hundreds of"
| Слово | CEFR | Определение |
|---|---|---|
| conspicuously | B2 | In a conspicuous manner; noticeably. |
| distinguishes | B2 | To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics. |
| scientific | B1 | Of, or having to do with science. |
| mysteries | B1 | A number of secret societies or cults |
| particular | B1 | A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point. |
| listening | B1 | To pay attention to a sound or speech. |
| patiently | B1 | In a patient manner. |
| surprising | B1 | To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected. |
| distinguish | B2 | To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics. |
| contribution | B2 | Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole. |
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