Otherwords
Sinopse
Otherwords digs deep into this quintessential human trait of language and finds the fascinating, thought-provoking, and funny stories behind the words and sounds we take for granted. Incorporating the fields of biology, history, cultural studies, literature and more, linguistics has something for everyone and offers a unique perspective on what it means to be human
Informações
PBS Episódios
- 10 - The Subliminal Messages in Brand Names Exibido em 28/10/2025
- 9 - Punctuation's Weird Backstory Exibido em 30/09/2025
- 8 - Popular Word Origins That Are Totally WRONG. Exibido em 21/08/2025
- 7 - Is Social Media Censorship Unaliving Language? Exibido em 24/07/2025
- 6 - The Mysterious Origins of Abracadabra and Other Magic Words Exibido em 26/06/2025
- 5 - Where Did Cringey Corporate Jargon Come From? Exibido em 22/05/2025
- 4 - Inside the Fiercest Debate in Linguistics Exibido em 24/04/2025
- 3 - Why A.I. Struggles with Negative Words Exibido em 03/04/2025
- 2 - How Languages Die Exibido em 27/02/2025
- 1 - How Your Body Parts Got Their Names Exibido em 30/01/2025
- 11 - Is Bluey Giving Your Kid Australian Accent Exibido em 21/11/2024
- 10 - Is English a Creole? Exibido em 31/10/2024
- 9 - A Brief History of the Reading Wars? Exibido em 19/09/2024
- 8 - Why Is English Awash in Sailors' Jargon? Exibido em 22/08/2024
- 7 - Is Body Language Really A Language? Exibido em 25/07/2024
- 6 - How Cults Use Language to Control Exibido em 20/06/2024
- 5 - Why Do Baby Names Fall Out of Fashion? Exibido em 30/05/2024
- 4 - Why Do We Use Cringey Words for Loved Ones? Exibido em 25/04/2024
- 3 - Is the Southern Accent Disappearing? Exibido em 21/03/2024
- 2 - Why Do These Words Get Mispronounced So Much? Exibido em 22/02/2024
- 1 - How Language Nerds Solve Crimes Exibido em 25/01/2024
- 10 - The Most Extreme Place Names Exibido em 19/10/2023
- 9 - How the Colors Got Their Names Exibido em 21/09/2023
- 8 - Why Does Texting Feel Different From Talking? Exibido em 24/08/2023
- 7 - What Brain Damage Reveals About Language Exibido em 27/07/2023
- 6 - How Queer Communities Created Secret Languages Exibido em 22/06/2023
- 5 - The Weird History of Invented Languages Exibido em 25/05/2023
- 4 - How English Took Over the World Exibido em 20/04/2023
- 3 - Where Alcoholic Drinks Got Their Names Exibido em 23/03/2023
- 2 - Is "R" a Vowel? Exibido em 23/02/2023
- 1 - How Brands Ruin Slang Exibido em 26/01/2023
- 10 - Why Sign Language Was Banned in America Exibido em 27/10/2022
- 9 - Literally No One Likes a Grammar Cop Exibido em 22/09/2022
- 8 - The Stories Behind Food Names Exibido em 25/08/2022
- 7 - Is Bilingualism a Superpower? Exibido em 28/07/2022
- 6 - Foreign Words We Need in English Exibido em 23/06/2022
- 5 - A Controversial Theory About Gossip Exibido em 26/05/2022
- 4 - Pronouns: Little Words That Say A Lot Exibido em 21/04/2022
- 3 - The Screwed-Up History of English Spelling Exibido em 24/03/2022
- 2 - Snowclones and Clichés and Memes, Oh My! Exibido em 24/02/2022
- 1 - Is Swearing Good for Your Brain? Exibido em 20/01/2022
- 6 - 60 Euphemisms for Death! Exibido em 20/09/2021
- 5 - Popular Words Invented by Authors Exibido em 28/07/2021
- 4 - What People Get Wrong About African-American English Exibido em 16/06/2021
- 3 - Can Computers Really Talk? Or Are They Faking It? Exibido em 05/05/2021
- 2 - What's the Longest Word? Exibido em 14/04/2021
- 1 - The Unexpected Origins of the Word ‘Monster' Exibido em 24/03/2021
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