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Radio National | How We Talk?
What are the moral obligations of a casual chat? Why is there value in every ‘ummm’, ‘mm-hmmm’, and ‘like’? And does the country you grew up in make a difference in how quickly you reply to a question? Nick Enfield is the author of a...
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What is lost when a language dies?
Language loss is a silent phenomenon – creeping and incremental like erosion. But what precisely do we lose when a language is no longer spoken? Perhaps we should be asking: what do we keep when linguistic diversity is maintained? Professor of Linguistics at the...
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Can Dolphins say ‘Huh?’
Do dolphins say ‘Huh?’ Do gorillas point out dropped bananas to other gorillas? Do ants quote one another? Human language is a a uniquely complex combination of social and cognitive capacities. Professor Nick Enfield explains the latest research on what distinguishes human language, from its...
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