This episode will answer a key question in linguistics that has probably come up in your everyday life, whether you realize it or not. We’ll discuss language prescriptivism as well as its antithesis, language descriptivism. Tune in to learn both the short and long answer to the question of whether there is a right or wrong way to speak.

Is There A Correct Way To Speak A Language?

This podcast series will highlight some of the most important aspects of linguistics. Over the span of numerous episodes, we’ll discuss topics such as the definition of linguistics, history of the English language, word structure, speech sounds, grammar, meaning, sentence structure, and more. If you’re interested in learning more about language but don’t have oodles of free time, this series will introduce you to the beauty of linguistics in short and sweet light-hearted episodes. 

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Fromkin Victoria et al. An Introduction to Language. 11th ed. Cengage 2019.

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This podcast series will highlight some of the most important aspects of linguistics. Over the span of numerous episodes, we’ll discuss topics such as the definition of linguistics, history of the English language, word structure, speech sounds, grammar, meaning, sentence structure, and more. If you’re interested in learning more about language but don’t have oodles of free time, this series will introduce you to the beauty of linguistics in short and sweet light-hearted episodes. Source: Fromkin Victoria et al. An Introduction to Language. 11th ed. Cengage 2019.

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