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Language is fascinating. It defines humans as a species, placing us head and shoulders above even the most proficient animal communicators. Professor McWhorter explores many of the common questions about language, such as: Why isn't there just a single language? Or, How does a language change, and when it does, is that change indicative of decay or growth? In short, everything about a language is eternally and inherently changeable, from its word...
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What exactly is a language? What is it for? How does it work? There seem like simple questions, but considering that language is a tool we use every day, almost without noticing, most of us know shockingly little about it- perhaps even less than we think we do! This course will give us a chance to pull the camera back, to examine English from a distance so we can better understand how strange, illogical, whimsical, and beautiful it really is.
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With more than 6,000 languages spoken around the world, it's no wonder that linguistics, the study of language, has a reputation for being complex and inaccessible. But here's a secret: There's a lot that's quirky and intriguing about how human language works--and much of it is downright fun to learn about. Every day, linguists ponder and try to solve some of the most intriguing scientific, historical, and sociological puzzles behind the inner workings...
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