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cover of episode 33: You're Wrong About Everett, Roberts, Blasi 2015

33: You're Wrong About Everett, Roberts, Blasi 2015

2021/7/25
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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All it took was a tweet. Last week, linguists refocused their attention on a paper about humidity and tone. Was it bad linguistics? Environmental determinism? The reaction said a lot about linguistics and the nature of linguistic communication in the digital age.