The latest in an erratic series. In this set we have punctuation, phonetics, raciolinguistics, gesture, lexicography, and writing advice. Viewing length ranges from 4 minutes to 1 hour 18 minutes.
A brief history of the exclamation mark!
Why some people say ‘aks’ for ‘ask’:
Race-based linguistic discrimination, part 1 (part 2 is here):
Why we gesture:
On dictionaries, defining, and the internet:
Writing beyond the academy: