Language A to Z. Episode 20, U for Understand.
Material type: FilmPublisher number: 13413221 | KanopyPublisher: The Great Courses, 2020Publisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2023Description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (16 minutes): digital, .flv file, soundContent type:- two-dimensional moving image
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Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record.
John McWhorter
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2020.
"Ask." "Reveal." "Understand." These are just three examples of the habit of turning bare verbs into nouns instead of using an already existing noun with a suffix. Learn why this slangy, sometimes dramatic linguistic habit stems from a logical human quest for order through language maintenance.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
In English