EPISODE · Dec 18, 2011 · 52 MIN
Language Ain't What It Used to Be (Rebroadcast)
from The 7th Avenue Project · host Robert Pollie
From Nov. 2010: Linguist Guy Deutscher discusses the restless, ever-shifting nature of human languages. Have languages gotten more complex or simpler over the centuries? Does improper usage threaten the integrity of language? How do grammatical systems arise? How much of our linguistic mastery is innate, and how much is acquired through experience?
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