Lexicon Valley
Lexicon Valley
A podcast about language, with hosts Mike Vuolo, Bob Garfield and John McWhorter.
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Jun 25, 2019 • 48min
Does Language Affect Thought?
Another look at the so-called Whorf Hypothesis, the idea that the language you speak affects your perception of the world.
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Jun 11, 2019 • 40min
A Fleeting Glance
Reflections on transience.
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May 28, 2019 • 45min
The Romance Languages
On French, Spanish, Italian, etc. — otherwise known as the Romances.
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May 14, 2019 • 48min
Why Do Some Americans Say Warshed?
Why do people often pronounce an R sound where it doesn't belong?
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Apr 30, 2019 • 46min
Flores Man vs. Sulawesi
A linguistic mystery on an island archipeligo of Indonesia.
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Apr 16, 2019 • 37min
The Lingua Francas
You could speak fluently with half the world's population if you knew these 20 or so languages.
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Apr 2, 2019 • 44min
Can Climate Influence Language?
As many as half the world's languages are tonal, but a tiny fraction are spoken in arid climates.
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Mar 19, 2019 • 39min
When Ain’t Was All Right
On the the first person singular of to be.
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Mar 5, 2019 • 45min
The Semitic Tongues
On the triconsonantal roots of Semitic languages.
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Feb 19, 2019 • 42min
Precious Little
Johnny loves his blankie — why do we tack a long e sound onto words to form diminutives?
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