Synopsis
Lexicon Valley is a show about language, from pet peeves, syntax, and etymology to neurolinguistics and the death of languages. Hosted by linguist John McWhorter.
Episodes
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![Lexicon Valley #7: A Needle Pulling Thread]()
Lexicon Valley #7: A Needle Pulling Thread
23/04/2012 Duration: 30minBob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss the big ambitions of the word "so." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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![Special Announcement from Lexicon Valley]()
Special Announcement from Lexicon Valley
04/04/2012 Duration: 03minMike announces a batch of brand new episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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![Lexicon Valley #6: A Meditation on Scrabble]()
Lexicon Valley #6: A Meditation on Scrabble
12/03/2012 Duration: 35minMike Vuolo talks to "Word Freak" author Stefan Fatsis about the nature of language in Scrabble. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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![Lexicon Valley #5: Untuning the String]()
Lexicon Valley #5: Untuning the String
05/03/2012 Duration: 37minBob Garfield and Mike Vuolo talk to author David Skinner about his book, The Story of Ain't, which will be published in the fall of 2012. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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![Lexicon Valley #4: Jumpin Salty in The O]()
Lexicon Valley #4: Jumpin' Salty in The O
27/02/2012 Duration: 41minBob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss the vernacular wrapped in a dialect inside a language that some call Ebonics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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![Lexicon Valley #3: Consider the Lamppost]()
Lexicon Valley #3: Consider the Lamppost
20/02/2012 Duration: 30minBob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss the hypercorrected incorrectness of "between you and I." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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![Lexicon Valley #2: A Bundle of Faggots]()
Lexicon Valley #2: A Bundle of Faggots
13/02/2012 Duration: 32minBob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss the evolution of the word "faggot." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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![Lexicon Valley #1: A Sin of Which None Is Guilty]()
Lexicon Valley #1: A Sin of Which None Is Guilty
06/02/2012 Duration: 24minBob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss the longstanding English language proscription against ending a sentence with a preposition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
