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A Defense of "Bad" English: Interview with Valerie Fridland
Words for Granted - An etymology and linguistics podcast
English - April 27, 2023 04:41 - 50 minutes - 69.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 220 ratingsLanguage Learning Education History etymology language linguistics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Learning New Languages: Interview with Rob Paterson
Instead of criticizing deviations from Standard English as "wrong," what if we celebrated them as expressive lingusitic innovations? In this conversation with Valerie, we take a look at some of the quirky features of English that our language teachers taught us to avoid, and in true Words for Granted fashion, we attempt to understand how and why they emerged.
To buy Valerie's new book, "Like Literally, Dude," click here.