Part two of our series on language considers the question: How do we use language? In this episode we look at the field of linguistics known as semantics which considers how words represent tangible and abstract meanings. We also see how much of what we say is metaphor and how culture informs how we create mental maps of meaning which we use to communicate and share ideas.

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The Here and Now Podcast Language Series
A Basic Course in Anthropological Linguistics – Marcel Danesi (2004)
Pidgins - Wikipedia
Metaphors We Live By – Lakeoff G & Johnson M
Do Inuits really have 50 words for snow?

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