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cover of episode 23: Mailbag of YouChoob (with the Layman's Linguist)

23: Mailbag of YouChoob (with the Layman's Linguist)

2021/3/24
logo of podcast Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.

Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.

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We're tackling these Mailbag questions with the help of our special guest and star of TikTok, the Layman's Linguist!

  • Where do they say CHUBE instead of TUBE?
  • When did contractions come into English, and why don't characters in period dramas use them?
  • Did Hebrew displace Yiddish when it was revitalised?
  • Do bilingual children have delays in syntax?
  • When did the word APOLOGY move from a defence to an expression of contrition?
  • Did linguistics affect your religious faith?