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73: Consequences of Language (with Nick Enfield and Morten Christiansen)

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

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The Little Differences That Make a Big Difference

There's so many cool things about language, says linguistics professor. How you frame somebody's involvement in an incident might make the difference between them going to jail or notGoing to jail is one that really gets students excited. One study looked at emergency calls for cardiac emergencies and call takers were asked to follow script.

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