Edward Gibson

And so if you look at how her vowels changed, from when she first became queen in 1952 or 53, when she was coronated, the first, I mean, that's Queen Elizabeth who died recently, of course, until, you know, 50 years later, her vowels changed, her vowels shifted a lot. And so that, you know, even in the sounds of British English, in her, the way she was talking was changing.

And so if you look at how her vowels changed, from when she first became queen in 1952 or 53, when she was coronated, the first, I mean, that's Queen Elizabeth who died recently, of course, until, you know, 50 years later, her vowels changed, her vowels shifted a lot. And so that, you know, even in the sounds of British English, in her, the way she was talking was changing.

And so if you look at how her vowels changed, from when she first became queen in 1952 or 53, when she was coronated, the first, I mean, that's Queen Elizabeth who died recently, of course, until, you know, 50 years later, her vowels changed, her vowels shifted a lot. And so that, you know, even in the sounds of British English, in her, the way she was talking was changing.

The vowels were changing slightly. So that's just, in the sounds, there's change. I don't know what's, you know, we're, we're, I'm interested. We're all interested in what's driving any of these changes. The word order of English changed a lot over a thousand years, right? So it used to look like German.

The vowels were changing slightly. So that's just, in the sounds, there's change. I don't know what's, you know, we're, we're, I'm interested. We're all interested in what's driving any of these changes. The word order of English changed a lot over a thousand years, right? So it used to look like German.

The vowels were changing slightly. So that's just, in the sounds, there's change. I don't know what's, you know, we're, we're, I'm interested. We're all interested in what's driving any of these changes. The word order of English changed a lot over a thousand years, right? So it used to look like German.

You know, it used to be a verb final language with case marking, and it shifted to a verb medial language. A lot of contact. So a lot of contact with French. And it became a verb medial language with no case marking. And so it became this, you know, verb initially thing. And so that's... It's evolving. It totally evolved. And so it may very well... I mean...

You know, it used to be a verb final language with case marking, and it shifted to a verb medial language. A lot of contact. So a lot of contact with French. And it became a verb medial language with no case marking. And so it became this, you know, verb initially thing. And so that's... It's evolving. It totally evolved. And so it may very well... I mean...

You know, it used to be a verb final language with case marking, and it shifted to a verb medial language. A lot of contact. So a lot of contact with French. And it became a verb medial language with no case marking. And so it became this, you know, verb initially thing. And so that's... It's evolving. It totally evolved. And so it may very well... I mean...

You know, it doesn't evolve maybe very much in 20 years is maybe what you're talking about. But over 50 and 100 years, things change a lot, I think.

You know, it doesn't evolve maybe very much in 20 years is maybe what you're talking about. But over 50 and 100 years, things change a lot, I think.

You know, it doesn't evolve maybe very much in 20 years is maybe what you're talking about. But over 50 and 100 years, things change a lot, I think.

That's for sure.

That's for sure.

That's for sure.

I did. You were asking me before about how do I figure out what a dependency structure is. I'd say the dependency structures aren't that hard generally. I think there's a lot of agreement of what they are for almost any sentence in most languages. I think people will agree on a lot of that.

I did. You were asking me before about how do I figure out what a dependency structure is. I'd say the dependency structures aren't that hard generally. I think there's a lot of agreement of what they are for almost any sentence in most languages. I think people will agree on a lot of that.

I did. You were asking me before about how do I figure out what a dependency structure is. I'd say the dependency structures aren't that hard generally. I think there's a lot of agreement of what they are for almost any sentence in most languages. I think people will agree on a lot of that.

There are other parameters in the mix such that some people think there's a more complicated grammar than just a dependency structure. And so, you know, like Noam Chomsky, he's the most famous linguist ever. And he is famous for proposing a slightly more complicated syntax. And so he invented phrase structure grammar. So he's... well-known for many, many things.

There are other parameters in the mix such that some people think there's a more complicated grammar than just a dependency structure. And so, you know, like Noam Chomsky, he's the most famous linguist ever. And he is famous for proposing a slightly more complicated syntax. And so he invented phrase structure grammar. So he's... well-known for many, many things.