09: The bridge between words and sentences - Constituency
b'How do we get from knowing words to making brand-new sentences out of them? In episode 9 of Lingthusiasm, your hosts Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne talk about how words form groups with other words: constituency. \\n\\nOnce you start looking for it, constituency is everywhere: in ambiguous sentences like \\u201ctime flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana\\u201d, in remixed films like \\u201cOf Oz The Wizard\\u201d, and even internet dog memes.\\n\\nThis month\\u2019s Patreon bonus was the backstory about the linguistics of the doggo meme and its connection to Australian slang, which grew out of this NPR article about doggo. You can get access to it and previous bonuses about swearing, teaching yourself linguistics, and explaining linguistics to employers by supporting Lingthusiasm on Patreon.\\n\\nFor more information, and links to things mentioned in this episode, visit the show page: http://lingthusiasm.com/post/161859273886/lingthusiasm-episode-9-the-bridge-between-words'