Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.

137: Shakespeare's Words


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Everyone knows that William Shakespeare invented hundreds — or perhaps thousands — of words, including swagger, zany, and rant. Except maybe he didn't. As more and more books become easier to search, researchers are whittling away at the Bard's word count. What words did he really invent, and what was English like in his time? Linguist Daniel Midgley looks at words, words, words on this episode of Talk the Talk.
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