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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Has English Gotten Less Complex?
English has shed many of its nuances over the centuries. Take pronouns, for example.
This Family Speaks 1,200 Languages
From Madagascar to Easter Island, Austronesian tongues traveled far and wide with early seafarers.
Language vs. Dialect
The difference between a language and a dialect is mostly meaningless and entirely political.
The Internet Loves the Exclamation Point!!
A conversation with linguist Gretchen McCulloch about her new book, Because Internet.
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.