351: A Perfect Alphabet (or, The Royal Tweet)
Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.
English - February 13, 2019 09:56 - 46 minutes - 44.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 65 ratingsSocial Sciences Science Education Language Learning language linguistics words Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Answering the royal question: what would a perfect alphabet look like? Are there any redundant letters?
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