2019 Words of the Year Reflect Changing Attitudes, Awareness
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University of Chicago linguist Jason Riggle discusses some of the top words of 2019.
University of Chicago linguist Jason Riggle discusses some of the top words of 2019, including “they,” “existential” and “climate emergency.”
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2019 Words of the Year Reflect Changing Attitudes, Awareness
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University of Chicago linguist Jason Riggle discusses some of the top words of 2019, including “they,” “existential” and “climate emergency.”
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