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  1. Peter Lamborn Wilson class. (July 9, 1989)

    A class by Peter Lamborn Wilson including discussion on Hermetic linguistics, Nietzsche’s anti-linguistics, The Will to Power, duality, mysticism, John Zerzan’s "Elements of Refusal", modernism, avant garde, 17th century poetry, Arthur Rimbaud, Sufi ethnology and linguistics, poet vs. shamans, Plato’s cave, and archetypes.

    —Huffduffed by transpondency 8 hours ago

  2. Dialects Changing, But Not Disappearing In Philadelphia : NPR

    Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are tracking changes in the Philadelphia accent. Reporter Zack Seward dips into archives that include more than a century’s worth of Philly natives. The researchers say most regional accents are alive and well, even in the digital age, but they’re always changing.

    http://www.npr.org/2013/04/05/176368267/dialects-changing-but-not-disappearing-in-philadelphia

    —Huffduffed by adactio one month ago

  3. Mining Books To Map Emotions Through A Century : Shots - Health News : NPR

    Anthropologists find that the use of "emotional" words in all sorts of books has soared and dipped across the past century, roughly mirroring each era’s social and economic upheavals. And psychologists say this new form of language analysis may offer a more objective view into our culture.

    http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/04/01/175584297/mining-books-to-map-emotions-through-a-century

    —Huffduffed by adactio one month ago

  4. Gay Marriage And The Evolving Language Of Love

    Huffduffed from http://www.npr.org/2013/03/30/175682777/gay-marriage-and-the-evolving-language-of-love#.UVcCsibI9Wk.google_plusone_share

    —Huffduffed by swirlspice one month ago

  5. Disappearing Language Recorded in Siberia : NPR

    NPR’s Robert Siegel talks with linguistics professor David Harrison of Swarthmore College. Harrison verified the existence of a disappearing language: Chylum. It’s spoken by the people of central Siberia. (Field recordings courtesy of Ironbound Films Inc., from their upcoming PBS special about endangered languages.)

    http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1640143

    —Huffduffed by adactio 2 months ago

  6. The Power of Babel : NPR

    Robert Siegel talks with John McWhorter, associate professor of linguistics at University of California, Berkeley, who has written a new book The Power of Babel. McWhorter discusses how languages have evolved and why some languages are complex and others simple. (7:45) The book is to be published this month by Henry Holt.

    http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1136083

    —Huffduffed by adactio 2 months ago

  7. Translating the Untranslatable : NPR

    Linguist Christopher J. Moore has made a career of searching out some of the world’s most "untranslatable" expressions — words from around the globe that defy an easy translation into English. Moore shares a few of his linguistic favorites from his new book In Other Words: A Language Lover’s Guide to the Most Intriguing Words Around the World.

    http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4457805

    —Huffduffed by adactio 2 months ago

  8. Forensic Phonetics

    Rebecca Morelle looks at some of the new research in this growing area of forensics, including the credibility of ear witness accounts and whether it’s possible to distinguish hoax 999 calls from genuine ones.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/frontiers

    —Huffduffed by adactio 2 months ago

  9. Forget YOLO: Why ‘Big Data’ Should Be The Word Of The Year : NPR

    "Big Data" had just as much to do with President Obama’s victory as phrases like "Etch A Sketch" and "47 percent," says linguist Geoff Nunberg. Big Data is also behind anxieties about intrusions on our privacy, whether from the government’s anti-terrorist data sweeps or the ads that track us on the Web.

    http://www.npr.org/2012/12/20/167702665/geoff-nunbergs-word-of-the-year-big-data

    —Huffduffed by stevegrossi 4 months ago

  10. The Life Scientific: Steven Pinker

    Jim al-Khalili talks to Steven Pinker, a scientist who’s not afraid of controversy. From verbs to violence, many say his popular science books are mind-changing. He explains why toddlers say “holded” not held and “digged” rather than dug; how children’s personalities are shaped largely by their genes and why, he believes the recent rioters had plenty of self-esteem.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/tls/all

    —Huffduffed by adactio 7 months ago

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