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The theme this time is "Read the whole etymology dictionary". It's fun to read an etymology dictionary and see the similarities between "chick" and "poop"! What does that mean...? [Table of Contents] 00:00 What do chicks and poop have in common? "The old man who reads the whole etymology dictionary" appears 02:42 Just as Rousseau claimed! Japanese is full of words that originate from onomatopoeia! 08:18 More disappointing onomatopoeia and mimetic words. Also "Disappointing Goethe". 12:12 Series: I can't understand the origin of words because they were written in kanji 17:13 Should people who want to give clever speeches read etymology dictionaries? 19:40 "Since when have you been under the misconception that uma (horse) is a kun reading?" 23:37 The power of the etymology of "ura (heart)" is amazing [Note] "This time, I am referring to several books I have read in the past other than the 'New Meikai Etymology Dictionary'. Please note that not all etymologies are necessarily listed in the 'New Meikai Etymology Dictionary'. In addition, the 'New Meikai Etymology Dictionary' also avoids making definitive statements about many etymologies, and introduces the etymology with expressions such as "It is thought to be XX" or "XX is the established theory, but there are also alternative theories." Please be aware that there are various theories on etymology before reading. [Link to literature] ○New Meikai Etymology Dictionary →https://amzn.to/2S32K4C The main theme of this time. You can kill time infinitely just by flipping through the pages. ○ On the Origin of Language: Melody and Musical Imitation (Iwanami Bunko) →https://amzn.to/3uypSp7 A work by Rousseau that argues, "Isn't the origin of language onomatopoeia?" ○ Cherishing the origins of Japanese words - The Japanese spirit conveyed by etymology - →https://amzn.to/3uC5EL1 ○ Etymology Sea →https://amzn.to/2RZeEfZ ○ English word mandala traced by etymology →https://amzn.to/2RQ5dzz The story of baby starts here. [We have Twitter! ] There is a Twitter account for Yuru Linguistics Radio, so please follow us! Interesting etymological stories and more will satisfy your desire for knowledge. → / yuru_gengo [Letters form] https://forms.gle/mTGM7A9QNqgjZMgN7 *Please feel free to send us any questions, opinions, collaboration or donation suggestions! [Profile of Horimoto Ken] Graduated from the Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University. Specializes in information engineering. Earn a living by creating and littering the web with content. Current main source of income is "paid note magazine, which writes bad things about people in an academic way." Twitter→ / kenhori2 Note Magazine → https://note.com/kenhori2/m/m125fc452... Personal YouTube → / @kenhorimoto [Profile of Mizuno Taiki] Graduated from the Faculty of Letters, Nagoya University. Specializes in linguistics. Works as an editor at a certain major publishing company. You might think that his knowledge of linguistics is useful in his main job, but that's not the case. [BGM provided by] ・Free BGM and music material MusMus https://musmus.main.jp ・OtoLogic https://otologic.jp/ #InfiniteEtymologyTalk