The 5-Minute Linguist is a book of short, accessible essays by linguists who answer the questions they commonly hear from laypersons. For example, what’s the difference between a language and a dialect? What causes someone to have a foreign accent...
How do children acquire language? Do they start with nouns, like “Mama” and “cat,” then graduate to verbs and other parts of speech? Grant explains that language acquisition starts even earlier, with children simply emulating sounds they hear...
What’s the difference between a lexicographer, a linguist, and a wordsmith? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “People Who Work With Words” Hi, you have A Way with Words. Hello, this is Tori Cosrovi calling from Fort Worth. Hi, Tori...
Hockey mom? Staycation? Recessionista? What’s your choice for Word of the Year 2008? Also, what expression do you use to describe when it’s raining but the sun is still shining?
