Don't believe a word, the surprising truth about language, David Shariatmadari
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Don't believe a word, the surprising truth about language, David Shariatmadari
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Don't believe a word
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David Shariatmadari
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the surprising truth about language
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David Shariatmadari explodes nine common myths about language and introduces us to some of the fundamental insights of modern linguistics. By the end of this eye-opening tour, listeners will understand that grammatical "errors" are in fact the foundation of modern English; that the meaning of a word is not what a dictionary says, but how it's used; and that the difference between what gets labeled a "language" or "dialect" is political, rather than scientific
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