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Sinopse
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.
Episódios
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Lexicon Valley #5: Untuning the String
05/03/2012 Duração: 37minBob Garfield and Mike Vuolo talk to author David Skinner about his book, The Story of Ain't, which will be published in the fall of 2012. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Lexicon Valley #4: Jumpin' Salty in The O
27/02/2012 Duração: 41minBob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss the vernacular wrapped in a dialect inside a language that some call Ebonics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Lexicon Valley #3: Consider the Lamppost
20/02/2012 Duração: 30minBob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss the hypercorrected incorrectness of "between you and I." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Lexicon Valley #2: A Bundle of Faggots
13/02/2012 Duração: 32minBob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss the evolution of the word "faggot." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Lexicon Valley #1: A Sin of Which None Is Guilty
06/02/2012 Duração: 24minBob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss the longstanding English language proscription against ending a sentence with a preposition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices