88: Linguistic Time Machine, part 1: History

Update: 2023-12-07

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What was language like a year ago? Ten years ago? A hundred? What about before that?

We’re climbing into the Linguistic Time Machine and finding out. Along the way, we’ll explain the resources that linguists use. And we’ll try to get away from English once in a while.

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88: Linguistic Time Machine, part 1: History

Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård

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88: Linguistic Time Machine, part 1: History

Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård

88: Linguistic Time Machine, part 1: History