Lexicon Valley

Society EN ↓ 325 episodes

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

Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: booksmartstudios.com

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Lexicon Valley

Episodes

Why Language Can’t Be Tamed 11.12.2018 39:07

A conversation with Lane Greene, author of Talk on the Wild Side. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Social Media Changing English? 27.11.2018 41:09

Many think that online culture is eroding our language skills. Is it true? X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What Was the First Language? 13.11.2018 46:52

Can we know anything about languages spoken at the dawn of human speech? X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So … Let’s Talk About So 30.10.2018 39:00

Leading with so is often shorthand for I'm about to do some explaining. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Like-Minded 16.10.2018 23:43

There's lots to like about like. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Do Southerners Talk Like That? 02.10.2018 39:16

A Southern accent is easier to explain than to emulate. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Habitual Past 18.09.2018 34:26

You regularly did something but don't any longer. In other words, you used to do it — what an odd expression. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Riot of Color 04.09.2018 40:43

Languages tend to get their color words in a certain order. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rise of They 21.08.2018 42:18

The singular they is here to stay and that's a good thing. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wabbit Twacks 06.08.2018 43:43

Learning about language from Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tee Time 24.07.2018 42:08

It's yabba dabba doo time to talk about the letter T. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Birthday, OED! 10.07.2018 26:24

The first full edition of the OED was published in 1928. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If Frozen, Why Not Squozen? 26.06.2018 38:19

Lessons from this year’s Tony nominees for Best Musical. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Pronouning of Profanities 12.06.2018 34:12

How curse words became ordinary parts of speech. X: @lexiconvalleyFacebook: facebook.com/LexiconValleyWebsite: booksmartstudios.com/LexiconValley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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