About this episode
Professor Roly Sussex discusses the idea that some language rules are made to be broken.
It might shock you, but Professor Roly Sussex says some language rules are made to be broken.
People in this episode
Guest: Professor Roly Sussex
Topics covered
- language rules
- society
- culture
- linguistics
- communication
Keywords
- language
- rules
- broken rules
- Professor Roly Sussex
- linguistics
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