Daily Digest 16/7/19 | Adults learn languages better than children
Today's daily digest is about a group of rich and irritating Greek philosophers, and why children DO NOT learn languages better than adults.
16 Jul 201914min
Daily Digest 15/7/19 - In defense of non-native English
Today's daily digest talks about the myth of beautiful and ugly language, and why the critics are wrong about non-native English.
15 Jul 201917min
Language and communication (with Daniel Everett)
In this interview I talk to one of the most important and influential people working in the field of language today about the origins of language, language learning, and communication. He shares tips ...
13 Jul 201937min
Daily Digest 12/7/19 - Left and right
Today's daily digest talks about how superstition and bad science has led to hundreds of years of social and linguistic consequences for left-handed people.
12 Jul 201913min
Daily Digest 11/7/19 - Winking and blinking
Today's daily digest talks about having one eye closed, what it means in various cultures, and what it tells us about non-verbal communication.
11 Jul 201913min
English is a global language (with Jennifer Jenkins)
In this interview I talk with professor Jennifer Jenkins, the Chair of Global Englishes at the University of Southampton and the creator of ELF (English as a Lingua Franca). She has a unique perspecti...
11 Jul 201958min
Daily Digest 10/7/19 - Banks and bunks
Today's daily digest talks about my upcoming interview with Scott Thornbury, and also the relationship between benches, money, and myths. You can become my patron here: https://www.patreon.com/cangur...
10 Jul 201913min
Daily Digest 9/7/19 - Mondegreens and eggcorns
Today’s daily digest shows how words are formed by accidents, and the relationship between being full, and vegetables. You can become my patron here: https://www.patreon.com/canguroenglish
9 Jul 201918min
