Factually! with Adam Conover

Why Language is Always Changing with Valerie Fridland

Jun 14, 2023

01:03:17

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Relationship Between Culture and Language

2min

The Social Trigger and Language Evolution

2min

The Evolution of English

5min

The Differences Between Speech and Writing

4min

The Role of Modifiers in Language

4min

The Role of Prescriptivism in Language

2min

The Importance of Interjections in Language

4min

The Importance of Discourse Markers in Conversation

2min

10.

The Importance of Conversational Markers in Interviews

2min

11.

How to Use Right in Conversation

2min

12.

How to Be a Better Public Speaker

3min

13.

The Importance of Slang in Language

4min

14.

The Role of Parents in Teaching Language to Young People

3min

15.

The Exuberance of Language

3min

16.

The Change in Language in Young Speakers

3min

17.

The Importance of Race in American Life

2min

18.

The Usy Effect in Adolescence

2min

19.

The Pernicious Cycle of Language Change

3min

20.

The Importance of Ease in Speech

3min

21.

The Structure of American Culture and Race

2min

22.

The Unseen Thread of Language

2min

23.

How to Buy a Book

3min

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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