Language A to Z Season 1 Episode 17
Language A to Z
Season 1

Ep 17. R for R-lessness

  • TV-PG
  • October 9, 2020
  • 16 min

One of the strange things about language: To a large extent, we use it subconsciously. Professor McWhorter offers a panoramic sense of this idea by zeroing in on just one sound, R, and its growing disappearance in British and American English (e.g., pronouncing corner not as cor-ner but caw-nuh).

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Language A to Z, Season 1 Episode 17, is available to watch and stream on The Great Courses Signature Collection. You can also buy, rent Language A to Z on demand at Apple TV Channels, Amazon Prime, Amazon online.
  • First Aired
    October 9, 2020
  • Content Rating
    TV-PG
  • Runtime
    16 min
  • Language
    English
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