Lexicon Valley
Lexicon Valley
A podcast about language, with hosts Mike Vuolo, Bob Garfield and John McWhorter.
Episodes
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Jan 5, 2021 • 58min
Forgetting Your Roots
When the apple falls far from the tree.
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Dec 22, 2020 • 1h 6min
Future English Speaker, Can You Read Me?
At what point will the language we speak now be incomprehensible to our progeny?
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Dec 8, 2020 • 44min
Getting Got
The many subtle nuances of one of our most common verbs.
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Nov 24, 2020 • 1h 1min
On the Origin of English
A fringe theory about English for which the evidence is intriguing.
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Nov 10, 2020 • 56min
White Author, Black English. Problem?
Is it appropriation for a white novelist to render Black speech?
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Oct 27, 2020 • 1h 2min
Do Cats Have Language?
The way that animals communicate is fascinating, yes, but a far cry from human speech.
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Oct 13, 2020 • 40min
Sergeant, Corporal, Colonel
The peculiar language of our military ranks.
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Sep 29, 2020 • 38min
To Reason Why
How come? What for? The many ways to ask why.
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Sep 15, 2020 • 44min
When Talking to Your Mother-in-Law Is a Minefield
On codeswitching among family members and relations.
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Sep 1, 2020 • 1h 3min
The Incredible Story of the Traveling Creole
A creole language that boomeranged between two continents.
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