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Podcast: A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
Episode: Alligator Mouth - 24 July 2023
Description: Kinbank is a new database that illustrates the global diversity of family terms. English, for example, specifies sibling relationships with just one of two terms:Ā sisterĀ orĀ brother. But most other languages have even more specific terms. In Japanese, for instance, thereās a single word for āolder brotherā and another for āyounger sister.ā Plus, confused by all the names in Russian novels? Characters often go by more than one name, but there are strategies for keeping them all straight. And: why someone whoāsĀ pepper-nosedĀ isnāt going to welcome that new pickleball court next door. Also,Ā slide out on oneās ear, a...