Lexicographer John McWhorter Uses Words To Explain Words
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6 жыл бұрын'Lexicon Valley' host John McWhorter shares his expertise on something we use every day: words.
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@arthurleon1387 6 жыл бұрын
Fewer celebrities, more interviews like this please :)
@exonerative 6 жыл бұрын
It's part of the blood oath he signed with CBS, sadly.
@camecex 5 жыл бұрын
MORE MORE MORE
@gentillygirl545 4 жыл бұрын
Thank the Universe that there are people who appreciate our gift of language.
@tbz1551 4 жыл бұрын
Maybe you need to redefine who YOU see as celebrity...he's a celebrity to many. I am just being a pedantic d*ck...I get your sentiment :)
@powerWithinUs4055 4 жыл бұрын
Yes...yes...yes.....have real people of today, like Mcwhorter, who tell us how to get out of this fix. More please. Get Brian Tyler Cohen on, find out how he does his concise and entertaining pieces. We're in a stew and can come back later to glam Oscars and Tony's.
@criley386 6 жыл бұрын
At first I thought, "I'm kind of bummed there's no musical guest," but by the end I was thinking, "we need a linguistics guest more often." This was awesome.
@aaronrussell7369 6 жыл бұрын
Chloe Riley look up Susie Dent. She's an entertaining lexicographer. Some might also say a cunning linguist.
@criley386 6 жыл бұрын
aaron russell I'll check it out, thanks!
@fesimco4339 3 жыл бұрын
@@aaronrussell7369 I know I'm late but /whoosh amarite?
@willisverynice 2 жыл бұрын
At this point he’s more of a philosopher.
@sallysmith7242 2 жыл бұрын
His lectures with The Great Courses are fantastic.
@ExistentialistDasein 6 жыл бұрын
Finally ... an educational interview. More interviews with people like professor McWhorter, please!
@ExistentialistDasein 6 жыл бұрын
Also, why does one of the few people on the show who has something actually informative to say get interrupted half-way through his speech? He deserves more than 6 minutes!
@reginaldmustardbacon5866 6 жыл бұрын
I found it really enlightening too.
@altitudeillume6729 6 жыл бұрын
wcwhorter is excellent people. more!
@camecex 5 жыл бұрын
MORE MORE MORE
@joeymorangarza 4 жыл бұрын
Anything with McWhorter is worth rapt attention. I just finished his 'Story of Human Language' course not too long ago, and have recently started his 'Linguistics' course, and frankly, if he made a 24 episode lecture series on the proper way of watching paint dry, I would be there devouring every word and technique.
@r15835 6 жыл бұрын
"Logorrheic verbal fantasia..." I've never heard the term "mouth diarrhea" spun with such eloquence. Man, I used to aspire to be as well spoken as the Prf. McWhorter while insulting someone.
@stellarmist_yt 6 жыл бұрын
So does this means the old Colbert is back? I was entertained, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. Bring back all your academics pals, please!
@saitamatrash2527 6 жыл бұрын
TheMamarurucoco old Colbert never left. He just has occasional interviews with intellects.
@shekhar 6 жыл бұрын
MAKE ACADEMICS GREAT AGAIN!
@COO415 5 жыл бұрын
@Shekhar Ruparelia. I came across millions meanings of the acronym, MAGA, this nailed it best.
@Eliphas_Leary 6 жыл бұрын
Looks like it wasn't expected how great this went. Please invite him back soon.
@tmanchu 6 жыл бұрын
Intelligent people are fascinating!
@OmarAbdulMalikDHEdMPASPACPAPro 4 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@achillea7821 6 жыл бұрын
This guy is the reason why I enjoy linguistics.
@WhatSoEverThingsAreLovely 6 жыл бұрын
Achillea.....not to be a jerk....but isn't it "....the reason THAT..." and not "the reason why"!!
@achillea7821 6 жыл бұрын
Miss Amazon To my knowledge, it’s perfectly fine to say "___ is the reason why ___." Some may take issue with the redundancy of saying "why," but as professor McWhorter says in the video and his podcasts, there really isn’t a "wrong" way to use a language.
@gentillygirl545 4 жыл бұрын
@@WhatSoEverThingsAreLovely Not really. Why.
@groverjuicy 3 жыл бұрын
I love linguistics because of linguistics.
@RobRoss 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve been watching his lecture courses on Wondrium and he is an amazing professor!
@David-xn9mu 6 жыл бұрын
BRING HIM BACK SOON.
@Mamothrept 3 жыл бұрын
@fynes leigh I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU MEAN
@blappichulo9015 2 жыл бұрын
Doubt he'd ever bring him back now. McWhorter associates with enemies of the Left.
@victoriabaker4400 6 жыл бұрын
Oh, gosh, John McWhorter is endlessly entertaining. Thank you so much.
@janeteholmes 6 жыл бұрын
Pity this interview was so short.
@QuantumWify 6 жыл бұрын
I felt bad when Colbert said “I’m afraid we’ll have to leave it there”. McWhorter clearly hadn’t finished answering the question that had been asked of him
@Despotic_Waffle 6 жыл бұрын
I probably think he was going to say something along the lines of how twitter has just spread trumps inconsistent use of language to a large audience
@socrappyicoulddie 6 жыл бұрын
As much as I love this show, I don't know why they keep booking 3 guests in one night sometimes. It ruins the flow of the interviews.
@julzmio 6 жыл бұрын
banana high yeah i gas Mike noioso give me moreeee
@ernestchew88 6 жыл бұрын
But it was obvious Colbert loved his reply to that point. And although incomplete, it was a great parting sentence for the segment.
@cosmicsoda2142 6 жыл бұрын
banana high your gay
@marko3296 6 жыл бұрын
Get more people like this instead of singers and actors . Kovfefe
@mirapetrella8860 4 жыл бұрын
e.g. John could you please let me know what the hell a "Kovfefe" is.
@nicostadi 6 жыл бұрын
“Logorrheic verbal fantasia”. REKT
@itsokbabygirl 6 жыл бұрын
Nico Stadi YES!!!!👏🏼👏🏼💯😂😂😂😂🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
@debbiedoodiedandi 6 жыл бұрын
That's the most beautiful description of Trump's verbal diarrhea I've ever heard.
@indigoblue4791 4 жыл бұрын
Nice, very nice!! XD
@root_cr418 4 жыл бұрын
Flawlessly put, I could have listened to 10 more min of him
@erynlasgalen1949 3 жыл бұрын
@@debbiedoodiedandi One thing I appreciate about Trump's stream of consciousness ramblings is that, unlike most other politicians who are so PC measured in their speach you don't know what the hell they are saying, he communicates effectively. One at least knows what he is thinking, warts and all.
@firstdaily3468 6 жыл бұрын
I took an upper-division linguistic course taught be Prof McWhorter as undergraduate with a different major. He’s lectures were brilliant - a few hours a week of education driven humour. I’ve based my teaching style upon his approach. Colbert should have him back and prompt a story where McWorter has to draw a map!
@epicmediocrity2603 6 жыл бұрын
Jesus Christ ..that was the harshest burn without swearing I've heard for a long while...the French good at burning ..super creative..but that was amazing:):):)
@waltersobchak7039 4 жыл бұрын
Have you heard his stance on anti racism?
@elliot9728 6 жыл бұрын
Less celebrities, more guys like this! He was awesome!
@marting5130 3 жыл бұрын
fewer not less
@ghw7192 Жыл бұрын
@@marting5130 Thank you!
@moimeself1088 6 жыл бұрын
The Neil DeGrasse Tyson of language. So enthusiastic about his subject. Love it!!!
@hongkongcantonese501 Жыл бұрын
Professor McWhorter may be a bit more humble, but no less accomplished.
@moimeself1088 Жыл бұрын
@@hongkongcantonese501 who said he was less accomplished? What are you on about?
@aTron0018 6 жыл бұрын
What a delightful surprise to see John McHworter on the late show! One of my favorite linguists. He needs to be a regular on the show along with George Saunders!
@SagaciousSilence 6 жыл бұрын
This was absolutely awesome! I could listen to this guy tell me about the evolution of words for hours...
@RyanNagy 4 жыл бұрын
I love how Stephen Colbert lets him talk and get his ideas out without interruption.
@hoeraufist 3 жыл бұрын
John McWhorter really needs to be in the forefront of intellectual discussion. Not only is the man just a font of reason, he's so eloquent and his cadence is so pleasant to listen to that its almost hypnotic.
@Ashamedofmyself 6 жыл бұрын
As a student of linguistics, this is really interesting to me. I'd never heard of McWhorter before, but I'll definitely check out his podcast now.
@paige1484 6 жыл бұрын
As a linguistics student myself he’s all over on TED check him all my professor uses him all the time he’s great
@subjectivistJ 6 жыл бұрын
Are you folks casual students of linguistics, or are enrolled in it academically? (or both?) /I'm sincere and have ambiguous interest
@Ashamedofmyself 6 жыл бұрын
I study English Language and Culture at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands. I assume Paige is a college student as well, based on the fact that she said her professors use McWhorter's material.
@100xxdollaxxsprite 6 жыл бұрын
I saw Prof McWhorter on CNN once...and now here...gotta check out his podcast...pls bring him on again and again!!!
@galinneall 6 жыл бұрын
An interesting point is that one Old English (Anglo-Saxon) word still exists in Modern English, but with a slight spelling modification - werewolf. WERE (pronunced Weh-reh) was an Anglo-Saxon word meaning man or person, so werewulf, or werewolf, literally means manwolf. But as it exists only in a specific folklore context, it's not used frequently enough to actually induce any change.
@itsokbabygirl 6 жыл бұрын
galinneall Cool info!!!🤗
@backpfeifengesicht8415 6 жыл бұрын
"Wer" was actually Old German for "man" as well... today it's still "Werwolf" in German. "Wer" nowadays means "who"
@galinneall 6 жыл бұрын
Yes, of course, as Old English, or Anglo-Saxon, was a Germanic language, it had many cognates with other Germanic languages. It's interesting though, to see how these related languages have branched off and gone their own ways. I often wonder how Anglo-Saxon would have developed if the stinkin' Normans hadn't intervened. Damn them. Long live Harold Godwinson!
@nelsonisamazin 6 жыл бұрын
Why not more McWhorter?? Bring him back on!!
@delvedesign2092 4 жыл бұрын
They wouldn't bring him back now because he is not a supporter of the blm movement. He has said that he is writing a book about anti racism as a religion.
@johnf.hebert1409 3 жыл бұрын
@@delvedesign2092 Which book is that?
@delvedesign2092 3 жыл бұрын
@@johnf.hebert1409 he hasn't finished writing it yet. But look him up. He is on plenty of podcasts and videos on KZfaq.
@bealtesandfloyd 3 жыл бұрын
Delve Design He also has an article out about antiracism as a religion. I think it was published in the Daily Beast
@bealtesandfloyd 3 жыл бұрын
Also he had a very good debate where he explained why he believes antiracism is a religion. It was posted on the Reason KZfaq channel (Reason is a libertarian magazine)
@stanleyczechmusicarchives6348 6 жыл бұрын
Dr. McWhorter is the real deal.
@markbolly6284 6 жыл бұрын
This guy dominated possession in this interview
@StopWhining491 2 жыл бұрын
Dr. McWhorter is a rich resource; we need to see and hear more from him.
@NichaelCramer 3 жыл бұрын
McWhorter and Colbert... Yes. Two of my very favorite. Who could ask for more.
@seriekekomo 5 жыл бұрын
McWhorter: "It isn't cool to be 'woke' anymore" Audience: **Silence** McWhorter: "Trump bad" Audience: **Cheers in frenzy**
@siddhartha_1 4 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I was thinking. Glad someone else noticed.
@DT-eg4ip 3 жыл бұрын
antitrump asses everywhere but he rightly gives in their asses 🤣🤣
@yjk5737 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe he won some fans at least and they've continued to follow his views on other things through this year like the Harper's letter.
@skoto8219 3 жыл бұрын
the observation that "woke" is slowly becoming a pejorative wasn't really a laugh/applause line. we can give the audience credit for just not booing.
@alalalala57 3 жыл бұрын
Why would anyone cheer at the first one. That's sad.
@LilithsOwn303 3 жыл бұрын
5:15 This is the very first time I see McWorther laugh a really broad laughter. I always thought he had stiff cheek muscles, but as it turns out he has a wholesome laugh after all :D
@AfterbrunchDelight 6 жыл бұрын
I've heard about him through a world languages class I'm taking. He's a good public speaker and very interesting. I agree that the late show should have more people like this.
@RamblinPhoenix 6 жыл бұрын
McWhorter has written some amazing books and done some awesome Great Courses lectures. He is always worth listening too.
@Zoe-qf9qr 6 жыл бұрын
I love his podcast! And I’m so happy he kept his crazy poetic speech while being interviewed
@DB-ol3hw 6 жыл бұрын
I wanted that interview to go on for an hour. Loved it. Please have him back.
@m.c.5795 6 жыл бұрын
Darn, I wanted this interview to continue. Stephen, please have him come back soon. Will check out the podcast, definitely.
@shahidabegum4195 6 жыл бұрын
This was a wonderful treat... I wish my linguistics professor back in college was this engaging. Instead I had the misfortune of having a monotonous drone destroy all of my enthusiasm to learn the variables of language. We need more passionate and articulate professors like prof. McWhorter to inspire and pique our interests. I'm definitely going to listen to his podcast. ^_^
@carlosyamara 6 жыл бұрын
A lexicographer and a late night TV host having a conversation, and I am enraptured. God bless Stephen Colbert.
@pennclick 6 жыл бұрын
Could listen to McWhorter talk for hours... now I’m aware of a new podcast I’ll be listening to
@aaronrobinson2121 6 жыл бұрын
Alright, I love you again Stephen. I'm so glad that you bring people like this on your show. Of course, maybe I shouldn't be surprised either that a Lexicographer would be so witty and well-spoken ;)
@guignolfest 6 жыл бұрын
Linguistics is a great topic of study. Awesome interview, Stephen! Great guest!
@mattjohnston2 6 жыл бұрын
When promoting a guest like this, it would be really nice if they would put a link in amongst all the other ones, that goes to said guest's work. I'd like to follow this guy now, and yeah, I'm gonna go look him up, I think his exposure would be dramatically increased if there was a direct link from here.
@darthblackandmild1742 6 жыл бұрын
Guy absolutely NAILED it with his eloquent description of Trump’s speech patterns and vocabulary.
@thenobleist9262 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for having a Linguist on! It gives hope to aspiring Anthropologists like myself to one day sit on that couch!
@margaretloos5579 6 жыл бұрын
I could listen to this man all day.
@beybladexkai 6 жыл бұрын
i need more of him!
@purpurr707 6 жыл бұрын
I wish he had more time :/. Going to tune in on his broadcasts ahaha.
@Fern635 6 жыл бұрын
I love podcasts. And I love linguistics. How have I never heard of Lexicon Valley until now? Thank you Stephen!
@BambooCoffin 6 жыл бұрын
"logorrheic verbal fantasia" - Burn of the decade.
@peque0317 6 жыл бұрын
More interviews like this one, por favor. I really enjoy it, but please let them finish properly.
@DonGraphifx 6 жыл бұрын
Verbal Fantasia. New phrase for describing garbage talk
@FrisbeeGirl 6 жыл бұрын
Thanksgiving with the McWhorters sounds like an awesome idea!
@jessicamcguire6842 5 жыл бұрын
His wife is my childhood friend. Their Thanksgivings are legendary (in an awesome way)
@bl3nfk 6 жыл бұрын
I felt a lot smarter just listening to him
@selfishcoffee458 6 жыл бұрын
You're a tard.
@bl3nfk 6 жыл бұрын
apparently a concept lost on some people
@camecex 5 жыл бұрын
Me too :)
@vilhelmhammershoi4631 6 жыл бұрын
why did he interrupt him??? he was on a roll!!!!
@mbrunnme 6 жыл бұрын
Bring this guy back. He needs more time!
@Jay-xh9dl 3 жыл бұрын
This was so good! Please bring on Professor McWhorter again!
@glimmrgirl 6 жыл бұрын
Brilliant and entertaining! So is Lexicon Valley!
@peterrogers565 5 жыл бұрын
You should have given John McWhorter at least three times this much airtime. Actually, just give him an entire show.
@SARGENTO007A 6 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha! Even Stephen did not see that one coming. I love to see his reactions.
@MS-dh9gh 6 жыл бұрын
Extended interview please!!
@kitskivich 3 жыл бұрын
Having a great guest like McWhorter on is another reason to love Colbert. If you have any interest in linguistics at all, check out McWhorter's books.
@theCurl 6 жыл бұрын
i would actually watch a talk show live, instead of catching youtube clips later, if i could expect guests like this. more podcasters on the late night circuit please! as well as the return of authors and intellectuals and people who are on because they have something to say, rather than something to promote. every late night show has the same guests. colbert could be the one to have people on because they are actually interesting to talk to (imagine!). Dick Cavett did it for years against Carson. I think Colbert is the guy and this is the time to make a talk show with people worth talking to.
@maryann2970 9 ай бұрын
He's on the Glenn show every other week, it's on youtube!
@bertagriese8282 6 жыл бұрын
So typical - just when it got interesting they stop the interview.
@TheKeithIvar 3 жыл бұрын
God I love that man. More people like John McWhorter please!!
@Brett_S_420 4 жыл бұрын
Verbal Fantasia, with the hand movements.. You shattered my mind on that one.
@vals2498 Жыл бұрын
I JUST LOVE JOHN!
@DeonneMorris 3 жыл бұрын
So refreshingly informative/ Informatively refreshing. I could listen to this voice for hours.
@Azamatreport 6 жыл бұрын
Neil deGrass Tyson of words
@alalalala57 3 жыл бұрын
@wings of a butterfly Apart from his major role in science communication, of course.
@ernestpaul2484 4 жыл бұрын
I just came across this episode and it was definitely way too short. I could listen to this man for hours. He is intelligent, articulate and has a sense of humor to boot.
@erynlasgalen1949 3 жыл бұрын
John McWhorter is off the charts intelligent. It shows in the way he can explain the meanings of words without resorting to jargon. I just watched a video of his ehere he explained the feel of a language by whistling, and we all5 got it.
@ndpcoop 3 жыл бұрын
I love this person. Words matter.
@richwilliams2301 3 жыл бұрын
I imagine that the wonderful Professor McWhorter is now a persona non grata on the Colbert show.
@natgoldthwaite7497 3 жыл бұрын
So much information!! More interviews like this one please ☝️
@blackbird5634 6 жыл бұрын
terrific interview. too short. Not one Trumpster got a single word of it. This could have been a 20 minute segment.
@poopoogigolo 5 жыл бұрын
It's really interesting how "anti-trump" he is, especially after you hear John's stance on racism. He takes a more conservative approach to the issue
@jtzoltan 5 жыл бұрын
@@poopoogigolo I think that anti-Trump remark was more of a throwaway statement while trying to roll with the banter. He was probably embarrassed it was made into such a clapping point. He's rational about Trump for the most part and has as much criticism for various people on the Left. I love anything by him.
@JoeyFiveandDimes 4 жыл бұрын
will crow …………… trumpkins level would be, "Fire bad !" .
@danh.5998 4 жыл бұрын
Todd Jameson Yeah, I would’ve loved to hear the audience reaction had he verbalized his stance on racism and anti-racism.
@sexykids6500 4 жыл бұрын
Losing the race and winning the race are a couple of his books relating to his politics. He is a senior fellow of the well known conservative, Manhattan Institute (I hesitate to say "token").
@shervellebergholz 4 жыл бұрын
More of this, please and thankyou!🥰
@keithwald5349 5 жыл бұрын
This guy is great. I first found out about him in a series of video lectures from 2012 on the history of human language. If you ever want some purely mental entertainment, just surf and view/read anything by him. You can't go wrong.
@suzramuse 5 жыл бұрын
His book "Talking Back, Talking Black" is a nice little read.
@TheFeather47 6 жыл бұрын
He should start a twitter account that high brow insults trump.
@warbler1984 3 жыл бұрын
@@waltersobchak7039 he's actually fairly middle of the road
@maximuscraig8222 3 жыл бұрын
@@waltersobchak7039 that doesn’t really retract from the fact that he’s shown clear distaste for Trump
@fjohnson3002 3 жыл бұрын
Loved this!
@Evian622 6 жыл бұрын
logorrhea: excessive and often incoherent talkativeness or wordiness (in other words, verbal diarrhea)
@VolpeAmoras 6 жыл бұрын
I love hearing this guy talk
@colonelburak2906 4 жыл бұрын
Professor John McWhorter is really fascinating. A true, intellectually honest academic. Check out videos of him on KZfaq if you haven't already. We need more of people like him.
@casey6556 4 жыл бұрын
I’ve listened to Lexicon Valley for YEARS and I think this is the first time I’ve ever actually seen McWhorter’s face. Fantastic interview.
@geoffreytudor5674 2 жыл бұрын
Awesomely astute man. Love the interview, Stephen.
@timothyamaraobrien 6 жыл бұрын
Please have him back!!
@cookiemonster1933 5 жыл бұрын
that is one smooth voice.
@LulusBeans 5 жыл бұрын
I honestly love the way he speaks.
@lynnbush167 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for having him, one of my favorite podcasts as well.
@cordyone 3 жыл бұрын
A riveting interview and a very decent chap!
@julesoyler4306 4 жыл бұрын
He’s awesome - thank you!!
@Rocketpower713 6 жыл бұрын
I know words, i know the best words.
@jetes8148 2 жыл бұрын
Colbert should have him on to talk about his book Woke Racism.
@bernadettefuson1678 6 жыл бұрын
More of McWhorter, please. Loved it but way too short.
@dead7781 2 жыл бұрын
Another example of euphemism treadmill is how we went from "fat" to "obese" to "overweight" to "plus size".
@weorgegashington9689 4 жыл бұрын
We need more of this guy...
@NSA720 4 жыл бұрын
Love this guy.
@blackrainbow5143 4 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite podcasts ever ❤️
@stuartmuzic 6 жыл бұрын
McWhorter is my spirit animal.
@hugomendoza5665 6 жыл бұрын
Holy shit this dude is super interesting to listen to.
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