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Episode 172
Come table-hopping as we discuss the linguistic quirks of mealtime terms.
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6 years, 5 months ago
How to Think Like a Linguist
Episode 171
Never mind those 26 letters — the English language has 44 unique sounds.
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6 years, 6 months ago
How to Think Like a Linguist
Episode 171
The alphabet doesn't quite capture the many sounds we make.
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6 years, 6 months ago
Has English Gotten Less Complex?
Episode 170
English has shed many of its nuances over the centuries. Take pronouns, for example.
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6 years, 6 months ago
Has English Gotten Less Complex?
Episode 170
English pronouns in particular have simplified over time.
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6 years, 6 months ago
S#!t, Hell and Darn
Episode 169
Curse words can reveal a lot about language. S#!t, hell and darn, to name three, contain countless linguistic lessons.
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6 years, 7 months ago
S#!t, Hell, and Darn
Episode 169
Dissecting three common curse words.
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6 years, 7 months ago
This Family Speaks 1,200 Languages
Episode 168
From Javanese to Tagalog, the wonderful Austronesian languages.
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6 years, 7 months ago
This Family Speaks 1,200 Languages
Episode 168
From Madagascar to Easter Island, Austronesian tongues traveled far and wide with early seafarers.
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6 years, 7 months ago
Language vs. Dialect
Episode 167
The difference between a language and a dialect is mostly meaningless and entirely political.
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6 years, 8 months ago