Thomas Godard
Historian of linguistic ideas and PhD researcher contributing expertise on the history of attempts to 'fix' English and the influence of Latin and printing on language standardization.
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Aug 28, 2015 • 19min
17. Fix part I
Liv Walsh, a scholar of linguistic purism, and Thomas Godard, a historian of linguistic ideas, explore attempts to 'fix' English. They trace 18th-century plans for an English academy, Latin-based grammar rules like the split infinitive myth, printing and borrowing's role in standardization, and French anxieties about anglicisms. Short, lively takes on language control versus natural change.
