45: Mailbag of Words
Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.
English - January 29, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 72.9 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: 44: Words of the Week of the Year 2021 (with Lauren Gawne)
Next Episode: 46: Just Words (with Rebecca Shapiro)
The Words of the Year are out! And we’re talking about ’em.
We’re answering all the questions in our voluminous Mailbag.
We have here, there, and where. We also have that and what. Was there ever a hat?Why are we friends with someone?
Is the distribution of emoji Zipfian?
If you study linguistics — the science of language — are you a STEM major?
And Hedvig springs a game on us.