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70: Free Speech, But… (with Dennis Baron)

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

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What's Going on in the World of Linguistics?

A piece of bronze in the shape of a hand was discovered about a year ago in northern Spain and there's been a bit of deciphering going on. We think we know one thing that it says. The hand speaks the truth it's an oracle and it can tell the future so that's really good in language. It may be the oldest example of proto Basque. Now the word that they can figure out was zorioneku which sounds like the modern bass chord for "good luck" Or how do you say home brew? Ben Anzley: Everyone's favorite theory is based on nothing at all.

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