Lexicon Valley is a show about language, from pet peeves, syntax, and etymology to neurolinguistics and the death of languages. Hosted by linguist John McWhorter.
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Does Language Affect Thought?
We revisit the popular notion that our language helps shapes our worldview.
A Fleeting Glance
The word "transient" reveals some enduring patterns in English pronunciation and etymology.
The Romance Languages
What an ancient, undecipherable manuscript says—and doesn't say—about Latin and its spawn.
Why Do Some Americans Say Warshed?
The letter R has a habit of intruding on spoken English. How come?
The Lingua Francas
A conversation with Gaston Dorren, author of Babel: Around the World in Twenty Languages.
Can Climate Influence Language?
Tonal languages evolved mostly in hot and humid places. What would explain that?
The Semitic Tongues
Where did Arabic, Hebrew and Amharic originate? And what is a triconsonantal root?