Word to Your Mother Tongue: Ultraconserved Words
Update: 2016-01-19
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The lexical triumverate spit some diction that are shared in all 7 language families. Speaking of families, 'mother' is a common word but father is a cross-cultural rolling stone. Raj tries to take credit for everyone's language on behalf of South Indians. Jono predicts that most new word meanings will be created by autocorrect, and Joe preaches the life saving properties of tree bark. (also available on iTunes) The Paper: "Ultraconserved words point to deep language ancestry across Eurasia" (Pagel et al., 2013). Follow us on Twitter @UniverseCityPod & on at Facebook.com/universecitypod You can also find us individually at: Joe Z – ZimmermanComedy.com Jono – JonoZalay.com Raj – RajSivaraman.com Please check out all our other great podcasts on www.StandUpNYLabs.com. Go to www.StandUpNY.com to see who’s performing live at Stand Up NY
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