In this episode we follow our noses to end up covering a wide range of topics! (opens in new tab)

lingthusiasm: Lingthusiasm Episode 109: On the nose - How the nose shapes language We often invoke the idea of language by showing the mouth or the hands. But the nose is important to both signed and spoken languages: it can be a resonating chamber that air can get shaped by, as well as a salient location for the hand to be in contact with. In this episode, your hosts Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne get enthusiastic about the nose! We talk about why noses are so popular cross-linguistical...