Lexicon Valley

Society EN ↓ 311 episodes

A podcast about language, with hosts Mike Vuolo, Bob Garfield and John McWhorter.

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Lexicon Valley

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One Tongue to Rule Them All 29.05.2018 38:38

Many have dreamt of a single common language, but it remains a dream. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Art of the Spiel 15.05.2018 43:43

Rhetoric from the Gilded Age to the Era of Trump. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Getting to Yes 01.05.2018 36:50

Mm-hmm, yep, yeah. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Story of P 17.04.2018 39:37

What queues up after elemeno? X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

English Spelling is a Beautiful Mess 03.04.2018 37:14

English is chock-full of letters that are not pronounced, which makes spelling a nightmare. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did the Founding Fathers Have a British Accent? 20.03.2018 28:47

On the way early Americans may have spoken. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No-Uh! 06.03.2018 35:10

What's that extra sound we sometimes say at the end of words? X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Inner Workings of Out 20.02.2018 34:18

There's far more going on with out than you think. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Words, For Her 06.02.2018 23:43

The etymology of girl and other lady terms. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's the Deal with Eleven? 23.01.2018 45:01

From one to twenty — you can count on it! X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There Are Two N-Words 09.01.2018 35:30

One of English's worst epithets has split in two. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Thing Is Is 27.12.2017 33:56

Doubling up on the verb is, an explanation. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An Accidental Sanctity 12.12.2017 30:32

Biblical scholar Mark Ward discusses his forthcoming book, Authorized. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanksgiving Misnomers 28.11.2017 35:46

A holiday feast! X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes Just Because 14.11.2017 26:29

Much of language is merely a roll of the dice. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Against Strunk and White 31.10.2017 32:21

It’s time to permanently shelve The Elements of Style. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whence Baby Mama? 17.10.2017 36:50

Opening the listener mailbox. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Este No Es Parqueo 03.10.2017 36:20

A brief ode to Spanish. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Pidgins to Creoles 19.09.2017 37:55

On the birth of a new language. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do Languages Simplify Over Time? 05.09.2017 30:49

Old English was more complicated in many ways than the English we speak today. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did Cavebabies Say Mama and Papa? 22.08.2017 31:25

Cultures across the world have similar words for mom and dad. How is that possible? X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Life for Dying Languages 08.08.2017 36:35

A conversation with Wil Meya of The Language Conservancy. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Negatory! A Brief History of No. 25.07.2017 31:06

On the history and evolution of no and not. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Do Languages Have Contractions? 11.07.2017 35:00

The economy and informality of contracting speech. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Incredible Lightness of Being 27.06.2017 29:17

On the enduring unusualness of the verb to be. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices