38: Many ways to talk about many things - Plurals, duals and more
b'In English you have one book, and three books. In Arabic you have one kitaab, and three kutub. In Nepali it\\u2019s one kitab, and three kitabharu, but sometimes it\\u2019s three kitab.\\n\\nIn this episode of Lingthusiasm, Gretchen and Lauren look at the many ways that languages talk about how many of something there are, ranging from common distinctions like singular, plural, and dual, to more typologically rare forms like the trial, the paucal, and the associative plural. (And the mysterious absence of the quadral, cross-linguistically!) \\n\\nIt\\u2019s also our anniversary episode! We\\u2019re celebrating three years of Lingthusiasm by asking you to share your favourite fact you\\u2019ve learnt from the podcast. Share it on social media and tag @lingthusiasm if you\\u2019d like us to reshare it for other people, or just send it directly to someone who you think needs a little more linguistics in their life.\\n\\nThis month\\u2019s bonus episode was about reading fiction as a linguist! Check out our favourite recs for linguistically interesting fiction and get access to 30+ additional episodes if you\\u2019ve run out of lingthusiasm to listen to, by becoming a member on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/lingthusiasm\\n\\nFor links and more go to https://lingthusiasm.com/post/189218282891/lingthusiasm-episode-38-many-ways-to-talk-about'