Geoffrey Nunberg

Linguist Geoffrey Nunberg comments on the importance of the integrity of language to the French.

Language commentator Geoffrey Nunberg comments on his young daughter's use of the exclamation "YESSSS!"

Language commentator Geoffrey Nunberg tells us about his handheld electronic dictionary.

Language commentator Geoffrey Nunberg reflects on the pronunciation of foreign words by broadcasters.

Linguist Geoff Nunberg talks about the computer language of the nineties, and looks at how new "information age" words sound remarkably like George Orwell's Newspeak.

Linguist Geoff Nunberg talks about how the French are trying to keep their language pure.

Commentator Geoffrey Nunberg has a revised look at springtime in Paris.

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 FROM 04/29/1987)

Linguist Geoffrey Nunberg on Eurocentric culture.

Linguist Geoffrey Nunberg talks about the bicentennial of the French Revolution.