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The Weird History of Invented Languages
Season 3
Episode 5
Can you really invent a language? These people sure tried! But does anyone actually speak them?
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6:19
Adaptable clichés called "snowclones" are EVERYWHERE but they're older than you think.
7:21
We explore some of the popular words authors have created that are now in our lexicon.
11:23
Here are the deep misconceptions about African-American English (AAE).
11:26
Is it really "language," or just a digital illusion?
5:51
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7:05
The ways we use negation in language can be pretty complex, even AI can’t seem to make sense of it.
8:36
Join us as we try to figure out how our body parts got their names.