The Marvels of Translation: Interview with Keith Khan-Harris
Words for Granted - An etymology and linguistics podcast
English - July 08, 2023 03:37 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 220 ratingsLanguage Learning Education History etymology language linguistics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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What can we learn about the nature of translation by reading a warning message in hundreds of different languages? In this episode, Keith Kahn-Harris discusses his latest book, The Babel Message, in which the mundane, multilingual warning message found inside Kinder Surprise Eggs ignites profound observations about the nature of language and the written word.
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