29 min

The Language of Time About Time

    • Arts

“Time” is the most frequently used noun in the English language. But what are we actually talking about when we talk about time? This episode looks at time representations and referencing systems used by different cultures, to explore how far language can shape how we think about time. This episode in brief:1.The spatial language of time | 03:45Many cultures use the graphical model of space to understand time, but there are some pretty interesting differences in how the world’s languages conc...

“Time” is the most frequently used noun in the English language. But what are we actually talking about when we talk about time? This episode looks at time representations and referencing systems used by different cultures, to explore how far language can shape how we think about time. This episode in brief:1.The spatial language of time | 03:45Many cultures use the graphical model of space to understand time, but there are some pretty interesting differences in how the world’s languages conc...

29 min

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