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68: Lazy in a Good Way (with Mark Ellison)

Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.

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Because Language is a show about linguistics, the science of language. Daniel Midgely and Dr Mark Ellison discuss what we are doing cognitively when we're using language in a conversation. Prominence, why we make things stand out in a conversation and what that means. We use things like intonation and pitch and volume to guide the interpretation of our listener even in ways we're not aware of.

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