How Semantics Works | How Language Works

Words words words. How do they get their meaning? That’s what semantics is all about! In this short video led by your friendly neighborhood linguist Emily (PhD), you’ll learn the 5 things you need to know about semantics. Watch to discover how the relationship between words and their meanings is oddly similar to the the relationship between money and its value. Enjoy!

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Meet your guide/host! Emily Sabo (PhD, University of Michigan) is a linguist at Mango who specializes in the social and cognitive factors that impact bilingual language processing. Emily is also a language teacher, a producer of the We Are What We Speak docuseries, and get this...a storytelling standup comedian!