Geoffrey Nunberg

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.

Linguist Geoffrey Nunberg on the oral culture of Somalia.

Linguist Geoffrey Nunberg, who is currently living outside of Paris, describes his experience taking his daughter to EuroDisney.

Linguist Geoffrey Nunberg defends the use of "you know."

Linguist Geoffrey Linguists considers the use of language in the business world. He says its fractured, list-based nature can be traced back to the ever ubiquitous slide presentation software, where narrative holds little sway.

Linguist Geoffrey Nunberg comments on "Estuary English", a new accent in London that combines high and working class modes of speaking.

Language commentator Geoffrey Nunberg on why, even in the digital age, books will never be obsolete.