On Language

Thursday 02/09/1995

Fillmmaker Gene Searchinger and author Steven Pinker explain how we acquire and use language.

On Dan Quayle; Language Acquisition; Peter...
Politics, Science, Media
Air Date 02/09/1995
Dan Quayle's decision not to run for president; a conversation about language; Peter Arnett on war correspondence; Swing Magazine. 55:21
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Steven Pinker
Science
Air Date 03/13/2008
Experimental psychologist and Harvard professor Steven Pinker shares his new book, "The Stuff of Thought." 19:29
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Anna Deavere Smith
Books
Air Date 11/14/2000
Anna Deavere Smith shares her new book, “Talk to Me: Listening Between the Lines.” 15:08
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Deborah Tannen
Books, Society
Air Date 09/22/2016
Linguistics professor Deborah Tannen introduces her book "You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation." 11:15
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Deborah Tannen; Anthony Salvanto;...
Politics, Books, Society
Air Date 09/22/2016
Tannen, the author of "You Just Don't Understand." Salvanto on the 2016 presidential race. A preview of Monday's debate. 53:37
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