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  • Πρώτη προβολή: Μαρ 2021
  • Επεισόδια: 44
  • Ακόλουθοι: 0
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  • PBS Digital Studios
  • Τρίτη στο 17
  • Documentary History

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3x1
How Brands Ruin Slang
Episode overview
Ημερομηνία προβολής
Ιαν 26, 2023
Why do brands use slang in their marketing? And why does it sound so... cringey?
3x2
Is "R" a Vowel?
Episode overview
Ημερομηνία προβολής
Φεβ 23, 2023
We all know that the vowels are A, E, I, O, U and sometimes Y... But the way linguists define vowels may mean R qualifies as well!
3x3
Where Alcoholic Drinks Got Their Names
Episode overview
Ημερομηνία προβολής
Μαρ 23, 2023
Alcohol has been with humanity since the dawn of civilization, and we use still use some of the same terms for it! Come with us on an etymological journey through the history of drinking.
3x4
How English Took Over the World
Episode overview
Ημερομηνία προβολής
Απρ 20, 2023
How did English become the most spoken language on the planet, and why are there so many varieties of English?
3x5
The Weird History of Invented Languages
Episode overview
Ημερομηνία προβολής
Μάϊ 25, 2023
Can you really invent a language? These people sure tried! But does anyone actually speak them?
3x6
How Queer Communities Created Secret Languages
Episode overview
Ημερομηνία προβολής
Ιουν 22, 2023
Across the globe, queer communities have relied on secret lexicons known as "argots" to communicate safely, which have developed over the years into what some call "verbal jazz."
3x7
What Brain Damage Reveals About Language
Episode overview
Ημερομηνία προβολής
Ιούλ 27, 2023
Some of the first discoveries about the relationship between language and the brain were made by studying patients with brain damage. Of course, before modern technology, the only way you could see the brain was by opening it up.
3x8
Why Does Texting Feel Different From Talking?
Episode overview
Ημερομηνία προβολής
Αυγ 24, 2023
Your texts might be cool and clever, but you still get tongue-tied when talking to people face-to-face. Why is that? It's all just words, right? Learn the difference between what linguist call synchronous and asynchronous communication.
3x9
How the Colors Got Their Names
Episode overview
Ημερομηνία προβολής
Σεπ 21, 2023
The earliest humans didn't have words for colors... and the way they evolved follow a remarkably similar path across cultures.
3x10
The Most Extreme Place Names
Episode overview
Ημερομηνία προβολής
Οκτ 19, 2023
Place names, known as "toponyms" do more than just help us know where we're supposed to meet up.| They often provide clues that can tell you a lot about a location: its geography, history and the people who lived there.

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