16. Juli 2026

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How Languages Change with Research Linguist Daniel Hieber

Every word and every language has an origin story. What originally started out as a way to describe a specific type of tree, is now what we call a book.

In this episode of Profoundly Pointless we explore how languages change with Research Linguist Dr. Daniel Hieber.

We talk how new languages are created, why the meaning of words changes and the chaos unleashed by the Great Vowell Shift.

00:00 Introducing Dr. Daniel Hieber

01:07 How We Learn Language

05:51 The Very First Language

08:44 Words that Don't Change

12:11 How Long it Takes for Languages to Change

14:57 The Great Vowel Shift

19:18 The Hardest and Easiest Languages to Learn

20:43 The Most Unique Language

23:41 The Best Curse Word

26: 29 Language Misconceptions

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