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Language and Politics
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Geoffrey Nunberg, senior researcher at the Center for the Study of Language and Information and professor of linguistics at Stanford University. He is usage editor of the American Heritage Dictionary and has written extensively on language, including a regular feature in the "Week in Review" section of the Sunday New York Times. His new book is "Going Nucular: Language, Politics and Culture in Controversial Times."
This program aired on May 17, 2004.