Education

What makes a word "real"? Anne Curzan

Jun 17, 201400:16:59Education

One could argue that slang words like ‘hangry,’ ‘defriend’ and ‘adorkable’ fill crucial meaning gaps in the English language, even if they don't appear in the dictionary. After all, who actually decides which words make...

About This Episode

What makes a word "real"? Anne Curzan is an episode from TEDTalks تعليم by TED. One could argue that slang words like ‘hangry,’ ‘defriend’ and ‘adorkable’ fill crucial meaning gaps in the English language, even if they don't appear in the d...

Podcast

This episode belongs to TEDTalks تعليم.

Listen Online

Use the player on this page to stream the episode online.

Episode Details

Published Jun 17, 2014, 00:16:59 long, audio available.

What makes a word "real"? Anne Curzan

About This Episode

Related Episodes