John McWhorter: ‘When I learn something I want to share it’

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During the interview


Why is it important for a linguist to engage with a general audience? If languages go extinct, why is that a loss people should care about?


These are two of the questions that I asked Professor John McWhorter on Skype. We had this conversation right after John interviewed me for his Lexicon Valley podcast, which you can find here.



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