What is language actually good for?
Podcast |
Word of Mouth
Publisher |
BBC
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Society & Culture
Publication Date |
May 10, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:27:39
Acclaimed Australian linguist Professor Nick Enfield has come to the conclusion that language is good for lawyers, for the purposes of persuasion, but bad for scientists who seek to accurately represent reality. It's a fascinating idea he explores in his new book Language vs Reality. What can language describe and where does it fail? Presenter Michael Rosen explores this with him in an in-depth conversation. Producer Beth O'Dea

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