AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
2min chapter
68: Lazy in a Good Way (with Mark Ellison)
Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.
What Is a Leaf?
The Roman alphabet derived from a version of Greek alphabet, derived from a Semitic alphabet. And then related to Hebrew alphabet. The names are things in the world whose first sound is the thing that's represented by the letter. So you have a leaf pretty soon. It doesn't mean a leaf anymore. It means all. That's a wonderful example.
00:00
Transcript
Episode notes
Get the Snipd
podcast app
Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
AI-powered
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Save any
moment
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Share
& Export
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode