Beyond the Five W’s
The curious grammar of questions in languages around the world.
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Episode Notes
English has a handful of “W words”—who, what, when, where, why (and how!)—appearing usually at the beginning of a sentence to signify a query. But there’s more than one way to ask a question. We take a look at some unusual examples from languages around the globe.
Podcast production by Mike Vuolo.
