Cover image of Structure of English Words

Structure of English Words

Structure of English Words

Podcast cover

9. Latin and Greek Morphology (June 2, 2008)

9. Latin and Greek Morphology (June 2, 2008)

William Leben, Stanford Emeritus Professor of Linguistics, gives a brief explanation of a few Greek and Latin morphology... Read more

17 Aug 2009

12mins

Podcast cover

8. Indo-European and Modern Languages (May 19, 2009)

8. Indo-European and Modern Languages (May 19, 2009)

William Leben, Stanford Emeritus Professor of Linguistics, explains relationships between the development of sounds as I... Read more

10 Aug 2009

Podcast cover

7. Correct English, and Who Gets to Decide (May 12, 2009)

7. Correct English, and Who Gets to Decide (May 12, 2009)

William Leben, Stanford Emeritus Professor of Linguistics, discusses academic analyses of the correctness of words and t... Read more

20 Jul 2009

Podcast cover

6. Meaning: A Moving Target (May 5, 2008)

6. Meaning: A Moving Target (May 5, 2008)

William Leben, Stanford Emeritus Professor of Linguistics, discusses the development of word meaning, and explains sever... Read more

20 Jul 2009

Most Popular Podcasts

Podcast cover

5. Regular Allomorphy (April 28, 2008)

5. Regular Allomorphy (April 28, 2008)

William Leben, Stanford Emeritus Professor of Linguistics, discusses the technicality of vowel and word sound formation,... Read more

20 Jul 2009

Podcast cover

4. Allomorphy: Changes in Form (April 21, 2008)

4. Allomorphy: Changes in Form (April 21, 2008)

William Leben states that unraveling the organized structure of an English word is an exercise in morphology, not etymol... Read more

13 Jul 2009

Podcast cover

3. Morphology; Neologisms (April 14, 2008)

3. Morphology; Neologisms (April 14, 2008)

William Leben, Stanford Emeritus Professor of Linguistics, evaluates several contemporary new words, and discusses how a... Read more

6 Jul 2009

Podcast cover

2. History of the English Word Structure (April 7, 2009)

2. History of the English Word Structure (April 7, 2009)

William Leben discusses the genetic evolution of the English language from before old English to middle English. Leben d... Read more

29 Jun 2009

Podcast cover

1. Introduction (March 31, 2008)

1. Introduction (March 31, 2008)

William Leben states that English has the largest vocabulary in the world, it's structurally able to borrow words from o... Read more

22 Jun 2009

“Podium: AI tools for podcasters. Generate show notes, transcripts, highlight clips, and more with AI. Try it today at https://podium.page”