Geoffrey Nunberg

Linguist Geoffrey Nunberg comments on the history and grammatical use of split infinitives.

Language Commentator Geoffrey Nunberg on how the word "French" has been associated with sexual activities and references... such as "French kiss", "pardon my French" and an 18th Century term for condoms: "French Letters.

Linguist Geoffrey Nunberg considers the rhetorical strategies of angry talk show hosts -- divorced from their politics.

Language commentator Geoffrey Nunberg takes the "Cosmopolitan" grammar quiz.

Linguist Geoffrey Nunberg looks at how some names lose their capital letter status, but in exchange gain a coveted slot as common nouns.

Language commentator Geoff Nunberg considers why actors adopt foreign or regional accents in film -- and why they sometimes speak in their natural voice, regardless of the part they play. (Rebroadcast)

Linguist Geoff Nunberg reflects on his five-year-old daughter's developing literary tastes.

Linguist Geoffrey Nunberg comments on metaphors used for the Internet -- which he says are all wrong.

Linguist Geoffrey Nunberg considers who was and is now considered a visionary.

Linguist Geoffrey Nunberg says that the word is akin to the New York City borough -- little known and misunderstood by many. He has this commentary.