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

68: Lazy in a Good Way (with Mark Ellison)

82 min • 3 januari 2023

In what was meant to be a casual chat, cognitive scientist Dr Mark Ellison answers galaxy-brain-level questions about how language works.

Why aren't we more efficient with language?
How do we know when something has gone wrong in a conversation?
Why don't we just talk in a flat monotone all the time?
Why do fairy tales start a certain way?
Why is it so tiring to speak another language?

Fortunately, he helps us keep our eyes on the ball for this episode.

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