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Episode 67: An Overview of Language Part 2

Episode 67: An Overview of Language Part 2

FromThe Science of Everything Podcast


Episode 67: An Overview of Language Part 2

FromThe Science of Everything Podcast

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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Nov 24, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Concluding the brief exploration of language begun last time, this episode examines semantics, including the distinction between sense and reference and different types of utterances, pragmatics, including conversational maxims and implicatures, and sociolinguistics, including prestige dialects and speech acts. Recommended pre-listening is Episode 66: An Overview of Language Part 1.
Released:
Nov 24, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Here I discuss a variety of topics in both the natural and social sciences, exploring the many fascinating insights that the scientific method yields about the world around us.