Sat, 8 October 2005
Dave Shepherd shares a joke from Ed Nickow about American monolingualism. (1:56)
Howard Shepherd and Dave Shepherd talk about registers of language and explore the concept of 'vertical' registers. (2:49) One interesting hierarchy of 'vertical' registers is proposed by Cheryl Carter. Song: 'Proper English,' by Frontliners (12:11) Rude word of the week: 'gauche' (15:51) Song: 'Intimate Strangers,' by Aaron Cheney (19:14) 'Horizontal' registers, jargon, and community argot (22:54) Theme music by Kick the Cat Music courtesy of GarageBand.com
time: 29:11 rating: G (This podcast is mostly done in a polite register of language.) |
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