Lexicon Valley
Lexicon Valley
A podcast about language, with hosts Mike Vuolo, Bob Garfield and John McWhorter.
Episodes
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Nov 14, 2017 • 32min
Sometimes Just Because
Much of language is merely a roll of the dice.
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Oct 31, 2017 • 32min
Against Strunk and White
It’s time to permanently shelve The Elements of Style.
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Oct 17, 2017 • 37min
Whence Baby Mama?
Opening the listener mailbox.
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Oct 3, 2017 • 36min
Este No Es Parqueo
A brief ode to Spanish.
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Sep 19, 2017 • 38min
From Pidgins to Creoles
On the birth of a new language.
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Sep 5, 2017 • 31min
Do Languages Simplify Over Time?
Old English was more complicated in many ways than the English we speak today.
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Aug 22, 2017 • 31min
Did Cavebabies Say Mama and Papa?
Cultures across the world have similar words for mom and dad. How is that possible?
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Aug 8, 2017 • 37min
New Life for Dying Languages
A conversation with Wil Meya of The Language Conservancy.
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Jul 25, 2017 • 31min
Negatory! A Brief History of No.
On the history and evolution of no and not.
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Jul 11, 2017 • 35min
Why Do Languages Have Contractions?
The economy and informality of contracting speech.
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