A Language Made Of Music
EducationTom Scott•300.6K Views
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Editorial Analysis
Today's guest is 12tone! Go subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTUtqcDkzw7bisadh6AOx5w - and here's their video about the Imperial March: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA36-mQEYwk\n\nSolresol is a language, invented out of whole cloth by Jean-François Sudre in the 19th century, that used seven musical notes to create all the words that he thought you'd ever need. It did work: so why aren't we all speaking in notes right now?\n\nSOURCES:\nhttp://web.archive.org/web/20060115061414/http://www.forteantimes.com/articles/145_solresol.shtml\nhttps://i.sidosi.org/resources/la-telephonie/la-telephonie.html\nhttp://www.ifost.org.au/~gregb/solresol/sorsoeng.htm\nhttp://www.ifost.org.au/~gregb/solresol/sudre-book.pdf\nhttp://web.archive.org/web/20060114084542/http://www.ptialaska.net:80/~srice/solresol/intro.htm\nhttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-3lBxMURGN4AtGG846kuVGVNuEiHewCT88PiBahnODA/edit#gid=0\nhttps://www.startasl.com/history-of-sign-language_html\nhttp://www.yougowords.com/1-syllables\nAnd thanks to the community at https://www.sidosi.org for collecting many these resources into one place!