BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Shanghai BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20000101T000000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:CST TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260809T034711Z - 74432@iZuf69e0i0z4ibdboqb33jZ DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20260815T190000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20260815T210000 CREATED:20260809T034711Z DESCRIPTION:What Makes A Language? Lin guistic Design Features\nWhat actually makes a language a language? En glish\, Chinese\, Arabic and Japanese may sound completely different\, but underneath the surface\, human languages share some remarkable features. In this guided discussion\, we'll explore linguistic design features—the fundamental building blocks and characteristics that allow languages to c ommunicate everything from "I'm hungry" to incredibly complex abstract ide as. We'll ask what all languages have in common\, what makes human languag e different from other forms of communication\, and whether the thousands of languages spoken around the world are ultimately variations on the same basic system. The session will be hosted by Kebed\, a linguist and polygl ot who speaks multiple languages\, is constantly learning more\, and is cu rrently completing his PhD after years of deep study in linguistics. He'll help us look beneath vocabulary and grammar to understand how languages a ctually work\, and why understanding these patterns can make you a smarter \, more effective language learner yourself. You don't need any knowledge of linguistics to join\; in fact\, if you've ever struggled to learn anoth er language\, wondered why languages are structured so differently\, or si mply been fascinated by the strange human ability to turn sounds into mean ing\, this discussion will give you an entirely new way of thinking about something you use every single day. 究竟是什么让一种语言成为 “语言”？英语、汉语、阿拉伯语和日语听起来可能完 全不同，但在表象之下，人类语言拥有一些显著的共同 特征。在这场引导式讨论中，我们将探索“语言设计特 征”——这些基本构件和特性使得语言能够传达从“我 饿了”到极其复杂的抽象概念等一切信息。我们将探讨 所有语言的共同点，人类语言与其他沟通形式的区别， 以及世界上数千种语言是否终究只是同一基础系统的变 体。 本场活动由语言学家兼多语者 Kebed 主持，他精通多 种语言，仍在不断学习，并在多年深入研究语言学后正 在完成博士学位。他将帮助我们透过词汇和语法，理解 语言实际运作的机制，以及为何理解这些模式能让你自 己成为更聪明、更高效的语言学习者。加入讨论无需任 何语言学知识；事实上，如果你曾在学习外语时挣扎， 好奇为何语言结构差异如此之大，或者仅仅对人类将声 音转化为意义这一奇特能力着迷，这场讨论都将为你每 天使用的这项技能提供全新的思考方式。 DTSTAMP:20260809T034711Z LOCATION:Popcorn Online SUMMARY:What Makes A Language? Linguistic Design Features END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR