Lexicon Valley
Lexicon Valley
A podcast about language, with hosts Mike Vuolo, Bob Garfield and John McWhorter.
Episodes
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Jul 21, 2020 • 53min
Does English Have a Future?
Do languages even need a future tense, or can we get along just fine without it?
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Jul 7, 2020 • 43min
Defund Karen
Social justice movements yield a trove of new catchphrases and words.
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Jun 23, 2020 • 53min
Beyond the Five Ws
Inquiring around the world.
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Jun 9, 2020 • 48min
Tweety Bird and Toddlerspeak
How do children pick up language so readily?
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May 26, 2020 • 45min
Coronavirus: Isolation and Aspiration
Are certain consonants to blame for spreading germs?
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May 20, 2020 • 1h 1min
Our Indigenous Languages
The wonderfully complex Native American tongues.
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Apr 28, 2020 • 47min
I Just Can't!
Yes, linguists have language peeves too.
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Apr 14, 2020 • 42min
The Many Meanings of Too
The word too is far more versatile than you think.
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Mar 31, 2020 • 44min
Sicko, Whacko, Weirdo
What's with that long o sound we stick on the ends of words like neato and, yes, fatso?
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Mar 17, 2020 • 50min
A Myth Surrounding Mandarin
Chinese has no grammar, right? Wrong!
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