WEBVTT 00:00:02.070 --> 00:00:04.140 Booyah K'shah! 00:00:04.140 --> 00:00:07.319 Check this science with none other than my main man, 00:00:07.319 --> 00:00:09.842 Professor Noam Chompsky. 00:00:09.842 --> 00:00:12.766 And in it he's gonna explain about language. 00:00:12.766 --> 00:00:16.956 Why is studying language important? 00:00:16.956 --> 00:00:24.843 >> Language is the core property that basically defines human beings. 00:00:24.843 --> 00:00:29.460 So when animals chat to each other does them talk in language? 00:00:29.460 --> 00:00:32.496 >> Well that's more or less a matter of definition. 00:00:32.496 --> 00:00:36.365 >> Every organism has some means of communication including insects. 00:00:36.365 --> 00:00:40.769 How many words does you know? 00:00:40.769 --> 00:00:50.147 >> Well. The uh, normally humans by maturity have tens of thousands of words. 00:00:50.147 --> 00:00:51.051 For real? 00:00:51.051 --> 00:00:52.959 >> Yeah. 00:00:52.959 --> 00:00:54.920 What is some of them? 00:00:55.812 --> 00:00:57.511 >> Well the ones we're using. 00:00:57.511 --> 00:00:59.010 For real? 00:00:59.010 --> 00:01:01.905 Me know loads of words. Parachute. Photograph. 00:01:01.905 --> 00:01:03.640 >> You count them up they'll be in the -- 00:01:03.640 --> 00:01:04.469 Spaghetti. 00:01:04.469 --> 00:01:06.148 >> You count 'em up they'll be in the tens of thousands. 00:01:06.148 --> 00:01:07.374 Camera. 00:01:07.788 --> 00:01:12.243 Me 4-year-old cousin Sanjeef is got a Bangladesh-ee Mum 00:01:12.243 --> 00:01:16.433 but 'is Dad come from States, represent West Side. 00:01:16.433 --> 00:01:20.148 Does you think he'll grow up speaking both languages? 00:01:20.148 --> 00:01:23.046 >> It varies among different people. 00:01:23.046 --> 00:01:25.958 >> So if he speaks two languages you call him bi-lingual. 00:01:25.958 --> 00:01:28.268 >> Many languages you call it multilingual. 00:01:28.268 --> 00:01:31.600 So what you are saying to me Cousin may grow up bi-lingual? 00:01:31.600 --> 00:01:34.514 >> In normal circumstances he will. 00:01:34.514 --> 00:01:38.103 But Professor ain't it wrong to say 00:01:38.103 --> 00:01:45.849 just because he might be able to speak two languages that him will be into ladies and also into boys? 00:01:45.849 --> 00:01:47.380 >> I don't understand. There's no connection. 00:01:47.380 --> 00:01:49.014 You were saying he would be 'bi'. 00:01:49.014 --> 00:01:50.196 >> There's no connection. 00:01:50.196 --> 00:01:51.241 >> There's no connection at all. 00:01:51.241 --> 00:01:57.185 >> I mean whether he ends up liking boys or girls or chemistry -- 00:01:57.185 --> 00:02:01.350 You say he's gonna grow up to be 'bi' and I don't think that's fair you saying that. 00:02:01.350 --> 00:02:03.725 >> Bi-lingual means having two languages. 00:02:03.725 --> 00:02:06.300 >> It has nothing to do with 'bi' in the sense that you're thinking of. 00:02:06.300 --> 00:02:09.304 >> Bi-lingual means having two languages. 00:02:09.304 --> 00:02:11.103 >> It has nothing to do with being bi-sexual. 00:02:11.103 --> 00:02:13.859 How would you like it if I called you bi-lingual? 00:02:13.875 --> 00:02:15.764 >> I'd love it if I were bi-lingual. 00:02:15.764 --> 00:02:18.004 >> I'd love it if I were multilingual. 00:02:18.004 --> 00:02:21.044 >> If I had many different languages I'd be a richer person. 00:02:21.044 --> 00:02:23.390 What's multilingual is that having to do with animals -- 00:02:23.390 --> 00:02:24.097 >> It's having many languages. 00:02:24.097 --> 00:02:26.514 >> Multilingual is multiple. Multi is many. 00:02:26.514 --> 00:02:30.764 Cuz my Nan's boyfriend, Derrick, 'im always tell me Nan 00:02:30.764 --> 00:02:32.959 that he is cunnilingual. 00:02:32.959 --> 00:02:36.133 Now how many languages does that mean 'im speak? 00:02:36.133 --> 00:02:41.689 >> Each. Again let me say each of us speaks many different languages. 00:02:41.689 --> 00:02:44.269 Why don't you create a new language 00:02:44.269 --> 00:02:47.501 where instead of like the word 'bread' 00:02:47.501 --> 00:02:53.043 you have something like 'methalope' or 'methlah'? 00:02:53.043 --> 00:02:55.944 Or no, no, no. Or 'lefina'. 00:02:55.944 --> 00:02:57.646 >> You can, you can do it. 00:02:57.646 --> 00:03:00.244 Or for a table call it 'laplella'. 'Laplella' would be better for a dog. 00:03:00.244 --> 00:03:03.956 >> You can do it if you like and nobody will pay the slightest attention to you. 00:03:03.956 --> 00:03:05.515 >> Because it will just be a waste of time. 00:03:05.515 --> 00:03:07.267 But you could earn a lot of money. 00:03:07.267 --> 00:03:09.621 >> No you wouldn't because nobody would pay the slightest attention 00:03:09.621 --> 00:03:11.464 >> since it's a waste of time. 00:03:11.464 --> 00:03:16.746 Yo. So check it out you haz heard the words of my main man. 00:03:16.746 --> 00:03:19.301 Now listen up. Be more clever like 'im. 00:03:19.301 --> 00:03:22.148 And start speakin' proper. 00:03:22.148 --> 00:03:23.376 Respect. 00:03:23.376 --> 00:03:24.264 >> Okay. 00:03:24.264 --> 00:03:27.140 Big out yourself. Safe.