Archive - Lexicon Valley from Booksmart Studios

English Is Practically Naked

Most Indo-European languages are decked out with gender and noun endings and other accessories. Some are wearing very little.

Jul 12 •

21:40

June 2024

Is the Bird Named for the Country?

Or is it the other way around?

Jun 25 •

3:54

A Psychopath and a Homeopath Walk into Lexicon Valley

A sociopath inflicts suffering while an osteopath heals it. What gives?

Jun 21 •

Why are Indo-European languages spread so far and wide? And what do they have in common?

Jun 10 •

27:00

Go isn't just about going.

Jun 3 •

5:34

April 2024

Don't go thinking you know all there is to know about go.

Apr 30 •

32:49

Was Batman a Linguist?

Also, are some languages more idiomatic than others?

Apr 16 •

How did "come" take on a sexual meaning?

Apr 2 •

4:14

March 2024

Come Under Scrutiny

Unpacking the humble verb "to come," a tireless workhorse of the English language.

Mar 18 •

25:32

January 2024

Did Every Language Evolve from Just One?

Also, does John have a favorite extinct language?

Jan 26 •

Our Bodies, Ourselves, Our Buttocks

Talk amongst yourselves!

Jan 22 •

7:38

December 2023

Have Your Own Damn Self a Merry Little Christmas

Behave yourself! Uh, who else am I gonna behave if not myself?

Dec 30, 2023 •

28:14

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