353: Mailbag of Highly Intelligent Listeners - a podcast by Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård
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Some smart questions from our Mailbag.
Will there ever be one global language?
What would it take for completely new words in English?
What's happening when people say 'I have went'?
When did buzzwords start?
Are there stages in language learning?
How does a linguist study a language they don't speak?
What determines the prestige of a variety of language?
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