358: Mailbag of Mallets

Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.

English - April 04, 2019 12:54 - 44 minutes - 43.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 65 ratings
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Previous Episode: 357: The F-Word (with Jesse Sheidlower)

Next Episode: 359: False Friends (Live Q&A)

Again we tackle the questions that others dast not.
Why do all children know the 'nyah nyah' song?
What is the Trans-Atlantic accent?
Do Chinese characters stay readable longer than English words?
Who says they feel "less than"?
When a computer menu says "Save", is that an imperative or an infinitive?
Why does the word for "night" look like an "n" plus the word for "eight" in so many languages?
And more.