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Simon Roper @[email protected]

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I make videos mainly about topics in linguistics, but occasi


30:52
Speech, Senses and Cognition: LSD in the 1960s
01:56:50
'The Mystery of the Romans' | 2025 | Full Film
08:54
A Naturalistic Court Discussion from 1685
20:31
Naturalism: In Defence of 'Boring' Films
21:25
Is There No Morality without Consciousness?
19:59
Could Northern (Anglo-)English be Older than Southern (Anglo-)English?
01:50
The Mystery of the Romans | FILM TRAILER
31:03
Were British Accents Invented in the 1700s? A 'Deep Dive'
19:07
Some Vowel Mergers and Splits in English
27:37
Neutral Monism - A Little Critique
28:55
What Can We Know about Shakespeare's Own Accent?
12:15
Reading the Lord's Prayer in English, 1124 - 2024
01:20:34
Learn Old English through story (w. Dr. Colin Gorrie)
47:23
The Hard Problem of Consciousness Solved?
01:08:59
Ulster (North of Ireland) Pronunciation with Professor John Harris
07:16
Announcing Some Upcoming Film Projects
16:43
Why Are Sound Changes Systematic?
15:09
Why Do Sound Changes Have Exceptions?
27:46
1970s vs. 2020s Southeastern English Speech
01:00:57
Is Everyone Conscious in the Same Way?
02:39:28
Old English Pronunciation: A Comprehensive Reconstruction
25:20
A Conversation with Dave Huxtable about the Origins of US and UK English
02:07
I promise I'm nearly done with that Old English pronunciation video xx
26:22
'Time' in Different Cultures
46:18
My Experience with Cognitive Issues (Coeliac)
29:42
Are Historical Accent Reconstructions Just Nonsense?
20:57
Making Films Set in the Past
10:49
What if Old Names for Gods had Survived into English?
11:44
Conversational English in 1586
20:05
How Does the Brain Understand Speech? An Overview
15:54
Descriptivism and Prescriptivism
27:34
An Edinburgh Accent from 1617
04:56
Some Birds and Rain in the Meantime
20:06
Why does Sound Change Happen?
25:37
Progressing Some Words from Proto-Germanic to English
24:32
An Upper-Class Southern British Accent, 1673 - 2023
20:52
Celtic Influence on English
22:10
Rodents and Small Mammals in Early Medieval England
21:35
Spiders in Early Medieval England
13:04
Old English: Mistakes to Avoid
30:35
What was Wrong with Vincent van Gogh?
02:25:38
'Beowulf' with Dr Jackson Crawford | Fits 16 - 19
12:31
Is It Possible to Describe Somebody's Entire Language?
29:36
Consciousness: Why Can't We Describe It?
43:05
How We Know Languages like Proto-Indo-European Existed
09:05
Do you remember Britain in 1949, or know somebody who does? (More details in description)
22:43
Did Proto-Indo-European Really Only Have 2 Vowels?
39:40
Proto-Germanic Reconstructed Pronunciation Guide
40:55
Footage of birds, insects and rain
01:49:05
Nick & Laura | 2023 Film
32:30
Consciousness, Qualia and Internal Monologues
02:04:41
Crawford, Ranieri and Roper Try to Learn Each Others' Accents
25:33
What Was the Great Vowel Shift?
38:28
Exploring Two Northern Irish Accents
21:22
What is 'Historical Accuracy'?
25:00
Unpicking Some Aspects of 'Þæs Anhagas Siþ'
29:40
Þæs Anhagas Siþ | Early Medieval Short Film | 2023
21:31
Clarifying my Support of Trans Rights
18:55
A Ramble about Identity, Past & Present
28:34
Crows and Corvids in Early Medieval England