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Hurricane, I Mean Earthquake Extra: How Word Meanings Change

Fri, May 14, 2010


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by Sammy Mack

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Home damaged by Hurricane Dennis (Alligator Point)/ Mark Norman (Florida State Archives)

Dan Grech speaks with Feryal Yavas about how word meanings change over time.   Yavas is Linguistics Director at Florida International University.   Sammy Mack produced this audio extra.  You can also listen to “Hurricane, I Mean Earthquake” to find out why people slip and say “the hurricane in Haiti” when they mean to say “the earthquake.”

Music: “Three Little Words” by John Coltrane

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Music From Episode 5: Haiti Episode

DJ Le Spam & Spam Allstars - Under the Sun Theme
Jacques Saveur Jean - Haïti Chérie

Romel Joseph - My Favorite Things (recorded by Hannah Sampson)

Notre Dame du Perpetuel Secours choir - Mwen Pap Sa Bliye (recorded by Kenny Malone)

Haitian Patients in Medishare Tent - Jesus, Thank You For Loving Us (recorded by David Chan)

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