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

346: What Works (featuring Dan Dediu)


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Talking with researcher Dan Dediu about non-linguistic motivators for language. In the news: We talk easily about colour and shape, and less so for touch, and smell. But other languages mix it up. Bookmarks: Language Drops, a language learning app with 31 languages and neat games. Words of the Week: sportswashing, #ThisIsMyLane, #ThisIsNotConsent, bodycon, revenge bod.
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