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

244: Brain Thesaurus (featuring David J. Peterson)


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Where's the language in your brain? Researchers have constructed a kind of brain atlas, showing the patterns of neural activation when we hear words. And the Klingon language is at the centre of a legal battle. Can a language be under copyright — even if it's a constructed one? David J. Peterson, language creator for Game of Thrones, talks to Daniel, Kylie, and Ben on this episode of Talk the Talk.
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