The Role of Modifiers in Language

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There's a particular order of modifiers or adjectives in English that if I were to say you know the big red scaly British dragon right those words all come in a particular order. language is fundamentally a different skill than writing and we shouldn't expect the same rules to apply. We are born with some capacity for language there do seem to be some fundamental structures that help guide the way that baby's brains process for language but it's not language exclusive it's learning exclusive, he says.

Language changes, and that's not a bad thing! This week, Adam is joined by sociolinguist Valerie Fridland to uncover how language is much more malleable than we're led to believe, and how the resistance against new slang often disguises an attempt to limit the influence of marginalized communities. Pick up Valerie's book at factuallypod.com/books

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