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Talks for people who love words

As Wittgenstein wrote, "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world." Watch talks by linguists, data analysts and word nerds.

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What makes a word "real"?
16:59

Anne Curzan

What makes a word "real"?

16 minutes 59 seconds
Why is 'x' the unknown?
03:40

Terry Moore

Why is 'x' the unknown?

3 minutes 40 seconds
An ode to envy
12:57

Parul Sehgal

An ode to envy

12 minutes 57 seconds
What our language habits reveal
17:15

Steven Pinker

What our language habits reveal

17 minutes 15 seconds
Txtng is killing language. JK!!!
13:34

John McWhorter

Txtng is killing language. JK!!!

13 minutes 34 seconds
What we learned from 5 million books
13:52

Jean-Baptiste Michel + Erez Lieberman Aiden

What we learned from 5 million books

13 minutes 52 seconds
The joy of lexicography
15:37

Erin McKean

The joy of lexicography

15 minutes 37 seconds
Massive-scale online collaboration
16:22

Luis von Ahn

Massive-scale online collaboration

16 minutes 22 seconds
Why people need poetry
12:58

Stephen Burt

Why people need poetry

12 minutes 58 seconds
Let's simplify legal jargon!
04:09

Alan Siegel

Let's simplify legal jargon!

4 minutes 9 seconds
Please, please, people. Let's put the 'awe' back in 'awesome'
06:04

Jill Shargaa

Please, please, people. Let's put the 'awe' back in 'awesome'

6 minutes 4 seconds
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