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Why do I need subtitles?

“Why do I need subtitles”: Politics of translation- This comic sketch comments on how people judge linguistic comprehensibility based on the appearance of the person speaking.

Hello in Indian

Russell Peters sketch “Hello in Indian”: Applies to pragmatics/ translation- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQqzROAZZQ0&feature=BFa&list=PLC41A1610BAFF90CE&lf=mh_lolz [Video no longer available due to copyright]

Reference and Relativity

Sketch from “A Bit of Frye and Laurie” useful for discussing reference and as a lead-in to linguistic relativity,