Playlist

How language changes over time

Language isn’t set in stone. It changes all the time -- and in turn, our language changes us. These talks explore how new words come to be.

John McWhorter

Txtng is killing language. JK!!!

Erin McKean

Go ahead, make up new words!

Mark Pagel

How language transformed humanity

Steven Pinker

What our language habits reveal

Suzanne Talhouk

Don't kill your language

Anne Curzan

What makes a word "real"?

Mark Forsyth

What's a snollygoster? A short lesson in political speak