Lexicon Valley
Lexicon Valley
A podcast about language, with hosts Mike Vuolo, Bob Garfield and John McWhorter.
Episodes
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Jul 25, 2017 • 31min
Negatory! A Brief History of No.
On the history and evolution of no and not.
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Jul 11, 2017 • 35min
Why Do Languages Have Contractions?
The economy and informality of contracting speech.
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Jun 27, 2017 • 29min
The Incredible Lightness of Being
On the enduring unusualness of the verb to be.
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Jun 13, 2017 • 38min
Is There a Jewish Way of Talking?
A high-involvement conversation with the hosts of the Unorthodox podcast.
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May 30, 2017 • 32min
Mining Graffiti for Slang
A conversation with lexicographer Ben Zimmer.
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May 16, 2017 • 31min
Don't Tell Me Reune Is Not a Word
On the near-futile impulse to determine what is, and what is not, a word.
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May 2, 2017 • 36min
The Language of Female Friendships
A conversation with linguist Deborah Tannen.
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Apr 18, 2017 • 29min
The Euphemism Treadmill
Why euphemisms tend not to stick around very long.
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Apr 4, 2017 • 31min
Heyo, Let's Talk About Hamilton
A conversation with linguist Neal Whitman.
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Mar 21, 2017 • 33min
How Did Americans Talk a Hundred Years Ago?
John McWhorter time travels to 1930 to eavesdrop on American English.
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