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Episode 45 - The Wizard of Oz, Ingroups and Outgroups, and How Language Reveals What We Really Think

The Clark and Miller English Podcast

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The Influence of Exo-nims and Endo-nims on Language and Human Nature

This chapter explores the concept of exo-nims and endo-nims and how they reveal insights about human nature through language. It discusses the tendency for people to see themselves as normal and others as weird or non-language, as well as the impact of colonialism on naming places. The chapter also examines the role of laziness in language evolution and how it influences the adaptation of words and names.

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