368: Poetry
Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.
English - June 19, 2019 05:03 - 1 hour - 66.6 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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Poetry isn't (just) enjoyable, it can be useful.
It can help us with language learning and memorisation, and help us in historical linguistics. And even computers are getting into poetry generation, probably because they want to learn the secret of human coolness.
We're snapping our fingers on this episode of Talk the Talk.