Geoff Nunberg Geoff Nunberg is the linguist contributor on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross.
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Opinion: U.S. And U.K. Remain United, Not Divided, By Their Common Language
"However people map out the geography of American political tribes, they always exempt themselves and their neighbors," Geoff Nunberg says. Gary Waters/Ikon Images/Getty Images hide caption
As Fissures Between Political Camps Grow, 'Tribalism' Emerges As The Word Of 2017
An art exhibit at the de Young Museum in San Francisco celebrates 50 years since the famed Summer of Love. Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
50 Years After The Summer Of Love, Hippie Counterculture Is Relegated To Kitsch
An 1894 engraving depicts chapter 18 of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. De Agostini Picture Library/Getty Images hide caption
The Enduring Legacy Of Jane Austen's 'Truth Universally Acknowledged'
After Years Of Restraint, A Linguist Says 'Yes!' To The Exclamation Point
Linguist Geoff Nunberg says that people often use spurious quotations to create a version of Abraham Lincoln that suit a political purpose. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Lincoln Said What? Bogus Quotations Take On A New Life On Social Media
Linguist Geoff Nunberg argues that the media's decision to bleep or otherwise block out a particular word can result in concealing information the public needs to know. dane_mark/Getty Images hide caption
Not Fit To Print? When Politicians Talk Dirty, Media Scramble To Sanitize
The media have used a variety of epithets to describe white working-class Trump supporters. Linguist Geoff Nunberg says these terms embody the class contention that is central to this year's election. Dan Bannister/AWL Images RM/Getty Images hide caption
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a town hall meeting in Roanoke, Va. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Irked By The Way Millennials Speak? 'I Feel Like' It's Time To Loosen Up
Is the English spelling system irrational? Gary Waters/Getty Images/Ikon Images hide caption