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How languages steal words from each other

Tom Scott Sep 18, 2023 15:00
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This is the only pirate reference you're getting from me. β€’ Written with Molly Ruhl and Gretchen McCulloch. Gretchen's podcast has an episode all about this: https://lingthusiasm.com/post/684727483493384192/episode-68-tea-and-skyscrapers-when-words-get β€’ More Language Files: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL96C35uN7xGLDEnHuhD7CTZES3KXFnwm0 Gretchen's book BECAUSE INTERNET, all about the evolution of internet language, is available: πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ US: https://amzn.to/30tLpjT πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ CA: https://amzn.to/2JsTYWH πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ UK: https://amzn.to/31K8eRD (Those are affiliate links that give a commission to me or Gretchen, depending on country!) Graphics by Willow Marler: https://wmad.co.uk Audio mix by Graham Haerther and Manuel Simon at Standard Studios: https://haerther.net REFERENCES: [etymologies from OED and M-W] Sanchez, T. (2005). Constraints on structural borrowing in a multilingual contact situation. Doctoral dissertation, University of Pennsylvania. ScholarlyCommons. https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1004&context=ircs_reports John Hewson. 1993. A computer-generated dictionary of proto-Algonquian. Gatineau – Quebec : National Museums of Canada. https://protoalgonquian.atlas-ling.ca/ πŸŸ₯ MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find contact details and social links there too) πŸ“° WEEKLY NEWSLETTER with good stuff from the rest of the internet: https://www.tomscott.com/newsletter/ ❓ LATERAL, free weekly podcast: https://lateralcast.com/ https://youtube.com/lateralcast/ βž• TOM SCOTT PLUS: https://youtube.com/tomscottplus πŸ‘₯ THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES: https://youtube.com/techdif
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