Language and Culture w/ Professor Gorton

from Tomayto Tomahto · host Talia Sherman

How do languages evolve? Why do dialects emerge and then fade? What happens if a language dies out? What does culture have to do with language? In this episode, Professor Luke Gorton answers all these questions and more. So please, sit back, relax, and welcome into your ears...an actual, real, linguist!  Special thanks to Luke Gorton, Eleza Kort, and Jim Kernohan.  If you have any questions, please feel free to email Prof Gorton at [email protected]. 

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How do languages evolve? Why do dialects emerge and then fade? What happens if a language dies out? What does culture have to do with language? In this episode, Professor Luke Gorton answers all these questions and more. So please, sit back, relax, and welcome into your ears...an actual, real, linguist! Special thanks to Luke Gorton, Eleza Kort, and Jim Kernohan. If you have any questions, please feel free to email Prof Gorton at [email protected].

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