108: Mailbag of Etymology (with Douglas Harper)

108: Mailbag of Etymology (with Douglas Harper)

We're joined for the first time by Douglas Harper, proprietor of the world-renowned Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com). He's here to help us with our Mailbag questions, and even test us in a game of Related or Not.

In our Mailbag this time:

  • What's the difference between DEPENDENCE and DEPENDENCY?
  • Why is TONGUE spelled that way?
  • What does it mean if reciting a tongue twister in your mind is just as hard as saying it out loud?
  • Why is STYGIAN the adjective form of the River Styx?
  • Why are WHY and BECAUSE the same in some languages?

Timestamps

  • Cold open: 0:00
  • Intros: 2:01
  • Questions for Douglas Harper: 9:16
  • Mailbag questions 1: 24:00
  • Related or Not: 41:24
  • Mailbag questions 2: 1:03:20
  • Comments: 1:14:18
  • The Reads: 1:18:00
  • Outtakes: 1:22:47

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28: The Cutting Edge (with Emma Schimke, Georgia Dempster, and Kirsten Ellis) - Pint of Science Takeover episode!

28: The Cutting Edge (with Emma Schimke, Georgia Dempster, and Kirsten Ellis) - Pint of Science Takeover episode!

Show notes: http://becauselanguage.com/28-the-cutting-edge/ Become a patron and support the show: http://patreon.com/join/becauselangpod/ We're taking over Pint of Science (or are they taking over us?) for this episode! Three researchers are presenting their work in language, and they'll also tell us what they're learning about public science communication.

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27: It’s All Semantics (live at LingFest 2021)

27: It’s All Semantics (live at LingFest 2021)

Blog post with show notes and video episode: http://becauselanguage.com/27-its-all-semantics/ Become a patron yourself:  http://patreon.com/join/becauselangpod/ Are fish wet? What is bi-weekly? And which Monday is next Monday? We’re solving some of the thorniest problems in semantics by voting, because that’s how language works! 👍 Our great Patreon patrons join us for this episode, along with Christy Filipich on Auslan interpretation. Part of #LingFest.

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It joins, it divides. It’s disappearing in some places, but it’s stronger than ever in others. For this episode, we’re talking to Professor Pardis Mahdavi, author of Hyphen, an exploration of identity and self as it concerns this confounding little mark.

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