Syntax: This week it’s shake-up the order of sentences that Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd do, as explore the topic of syntax they shall.
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Syntax: not just word order, but sentence structure in general. Which came first, the thing or the act? (2:33)
Music bumper from “Finger Food” by the Shook-Russo Quartet (11:27)
Rhetorical uses of syntax (14:14)
Song: “Upside-Down” by Yo La Tengo (20:07)
Rude Word of the Week: “flip-flopper” (24:04)
Music bumper from “Tell Me a Bedtime Story” by the Jay Lawrence Trio. (27:37)
Syntactical variations from language to language (28:42)
Music courtesy of the Ioda Promonet
Theme music by Kick the Cat
time: 34:49
size: 31.9 Mb
rating: G (We quote from a poem about Santa Claus.)
Yo La Tengo
“Upside-Down” (mp3)
from “Upside-Down”
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The Shook-Russo Quartet
“Finger Food” (mp3)
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(Summit Records)
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Jay Lawrence Trio
“Tell Me a Bedtime Story” (mp3)
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Music: “Grapes” by Evan Stone
Time: 1:58
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Prosody: Barbara Shepherd and Dave Shepherd try not to use “that tone” with each other as they discuss prosody in speech and in poetry.
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Speech prosody: the rhythm, intonation, and grouping of sounds that are part of human speech. (2:17)
Music bumper from “Heartless” by Michael Burks (15:44)
Prosody in poetry and music (18:13)
Song: “Tongue Tied” by Hollins Steele (26:55)
Rude Word of the Week: “beyotch” (30:49)
Music bumper from “Necessary Rain” by Emile Westergaard. (33:40)
Characteristic systems of prosody in different languages; the prosody of presidential names (with thanks to Ian Ayres, writing in the Freakonomics blog of the New York Times) (34:14)
Music courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network
Theme music by Kick the Cat
Closing theme from “Grapes” by Evan Stone
time: 42:38
size: 39.1 Mb
rating: PG-13 (The Rude Word is a prosodic modification of a really rude word.)
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