
Words on the Move
Special | 48m 5sVideo has Closed Captions
John McWhorter discusses the shifting and evolving nature of words.
John McWhorter, Associate Professor of Linguistics at Columbia University, explores language as a shifting and evolving process. McWhorter discusses how the meanings of words change over time.
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Words on the Move
Special | 48m 5sVideo has Closed Captions
John McWhorter, Associate Professor of Linguistics at Columbia University, explores language as a shifting and evolving process. McWhorter discusses how the meanings of words change over time.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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