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Because Language – a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.

23: Mailbag of YouChoob (with the Layman's Linguist)

84 min • 24 mars 2021

We're tackling these Mailbag questions with the help of our special guest and star of TikTok, the Layman's Linguist!

Where do they say CHUBE instead of TUBE?
When did contractions come into English, and why don't characters in period dramas use them?
Did Hebrew displace Yiddish when it was revitalised?
Do bilingual children have delays in syntax?
When did the word APOLOGY move from a defence to an expression of contrition?
Did linguistics affect your religious faith?

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