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What People Get Wrong About African-American English
11:23
Here are the deep misconceptions about African-American English (AAE).
Can Computers Really Talk? Or Are They Faking It?
11:26
Is it really "language," or just a digital illusion?
What's the Longest Word?
6:59
We'll have to figure out what the word "word" really means...
The Unexpected Origins of the Word ‘Monster’
8:00
What can we learn about our relationship to monsters?
Otherwords Season 5
5:51
We're gonna have to ask you to go ahead and watch this video. "
Inside the Fiercest Debate in Linguistics
12:22
It's one of the most contentious debates in linguistics!
Why A.I. Struggles with Negative Words
7:05
The ways we use negation in language can be pretty complex, even AI can’t seem to make sense of it.
The Ancient Origins of Body Words
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Join us as we try to figure out how our body parts got their names.
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