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Why is English?
by Laura BrandtA podcast about how the English language got to be the way it is
Copyright: Laura Brandt
Episodes
The Alphabet - Part 2
42m · PublishedIn part 2 of The Alphabet, we get into some of the weirder letters, like C and G, which can each represent two different sounds, TH and CH, which are both two letters for one sound, and W, which is just…two…U's? or V's?
The Alphabet - Part 1
30m · PublishedIn this episode, we find out how our alphabet came to be, from the symbols to the letter names, and the paths many of the letters took to get to what they are now.
American vs British English
41m · PublishedIn this episode, we’re looking into some of the ways American English and British English diverged, aka Why Those Other People Talk So Weird.
Spelling and the Great Vowel Shift
27m · PublishedIn episode 4, we get into some of the reasons behind English’s weird spelling, including a major shift in pronunciation and the path to spelling standardization.
The Apostrophe and Possessives
22m · PublishedIn episode 3, we’re looking at why we put a random little line before an 's' to show possession, and how apostrophes and possessives have not always been so closely associated.
Pronouns and Singular They
30m · PublishedIn episode 2, we talk about some of the history of pronouns in English, especially the many attempts at gender-neutral pronouns and the journey of singular ‘they’.
Language Change
20m · PublishedIn this episode, we look at the different periods in the history of the English language, how English changed from Old English to today, and why complaining about language change is futile.
Why is English? has 7 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 3:34:48. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 25th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on March 26th, 2024 10:44.