University of Pennsylvania Linguistics Professor Mark Liberman talks with WHYY Morning Edition Host Jo Ann Allen about making new words and how some people react to them.
You can read Professor Liberman's blog at languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu
Image: Professor Mark Liberman with a bust of L'abbé Rousselot.
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