Björn Köhnlein: From Sounds to Language
Update: 2025-06-11
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</figure>Björn Köhnlein, Associate Professor of Linguistics, studies sound systems in languages. He and host David Staley discuss how speech melodies and intonational patterns distinguish between statements and questions and the challenges of historical linguistic studies. Köhnlein shares his journey into linguistics, his fascination with generative grammar, and his current research projects, including the surprisingly complex rules that govern how curse words can be embedded into other words.
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