389: Mailbag of Pronouns
Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.
English - December 04, 2019 05:00 - 54 minutes - 51.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 65 ratingsSocial Sciences Science Education Language Learning language words linguistics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: 388: Lies, All Lies (with Georgina Heydon, Heather Wilson, and Amanda Hamilton-Hollaway)
Next Episode: 390: Words of the Week of the Year 2019 (Live Q&A)
Again we open the Mailbag and answer our listeners' questions.
What do lisps sound like in languages without the 'th' sound? How do gender-neutral terms work in languages with gendered pronouns? Do languages get more efficient over time? 'One-third' looks like 'three', so why doesn't 'half' look like 'two'? Does any poetic meter mimic the "natural rhythm" of human speech? How do children acquire humour?All on this episode of Talk the Talk.