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Language A to Z. Episode 20, U for Understand.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher 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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  • computer
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  • online resource
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Online resources: John McWhorterSummary: "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.
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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.

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